>...can mean working less or retiring sooner I think this is very central to the discussion, and one where many of us are utterly unable to comprehend the othe

>...can mean working less or retiring sooner I think this is very central to the discussion, and one where many of us are utterly unable to comprehend the other side. Many people see (what I consider) excessive work as virtuous, and think you're committing a terrible sin if you don't work as much as possible. And if you're working all the time anyway, you may as well enjoy the spoils. When I look at that attitude it seems like some twisted version of the protestant work ethic mixed up with hyper-capitalism, and it seems to contribute to the person's own misery and cause misery for surrounding people. To them, I'm sure I appear to be a lazy bum. Loafing around and wasting my life, not contributing as much as I could to "the economy". Is one way objectively better than the other? I don't know, but I'm sure I prefer my way.