These threads always fill up with people banging on about how they’re 82 years old and still get plenty of work. But I still think you’re better off trying like

These threads always fill up with people banging on about how they’re 82 years old and still get plenty of work. But I still think you’re better off trying like hell to make your money before you’re old, before you even have to engage with these jackals. Our work is not dignified work, our line of work does not have status in the organization nor in the society. Ignore this reality at your peril.