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When I was a 26 year old newly minted manager, I interviewed a guy who was pushing 60 who had retired early due to a stock windfall. Ten+ years later, with the
by poulsbohemian 4y ago
When I was a 26 year old newly minted manager, I interviewed a guy who was pushing 60 who had retired early due to a stock windfall. Ten+ years later, with the market not doing so well and having overspent, there he was looking for a job. It's easy to think the good times in tech of the past decade will keep going, but these years have been somewhat of an anomaly - sure tech workers overall make pretty good money, but eff-you money is rare.
- jelliclesfarm 4y agoI think the whole point of being able to retire early is not to rely on speculative markets like the stock market, but create a world where energy is free. If energy is freely available, all price supports and controls can be seen for what they truly are…..artificial constructs. Food, medicine, housing, energy and transportation are basic necessities. What do we spend most on? Everything else is tinder to keep the fires of consumption going. Human beings have enormous reserves of potential. None of it has been unlocked because we have been suckered into wage slavery. Work is essential. Everyone has to contribute. TANSTAAFL. But it doesn’t have to be 8 hours/day grind for 40 years of our lives. If you step back and think about it…it’s nuts. And entirely artificial.