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It seems to me that pretty much any job not involving physical labor could be filled by a 70-year old. Why would someone 60+ not be able to be a banker, a civil
by WJW 4y ago
It seems to me that pretty much any job not involving physical labor could be filled by a 70-year old. Why would someone 60+ not be able to be a banker, a civil servant or even a lathe worker? There's a vast amount of jobs these days that don't involve much or any physical labor at all.
- SoftTalker 4y agoDecline in health, energy, mental acuity, motivation. Doesn't happen to all people of course, but does for many.
- version_five 4y agoI think the real challenge, at least in the western world, will be getting people to work when retirement at a "normal" age is not on the table. A lot of people work boring jobs with the knowledge that they're done at 60 or 65 and if health permits can have 10-20 years of nice retirement. It's going to be a tough sell for a lot of jobs to convince people to want to just do them until they die. For interesting jobs, I think many do this anyway, but if you're some pointless cog in a bureaucracy, you're probably just counting down days to get your pension. Losing that would make people rethink the whole thing (and hopefully enjoy themselves more)
- valenterry 4y agoThis attitude of many people makes me sad. Working and thus wasting your whole life in a miserable job and just waiting for retirement. Feels like a recipe for disaster.