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I’m a couple years behind you and I feel the exact same. I suppose religious rituals have the goal of conferring life stages/adulthood, but I think that just pr

I’m a couple years behind you and I feel the exact same. I suppose religious rituals have the goal of conferring life stages/adulthood, but I think that just proves how outdated religion is. I believe Judaism sets adulthood at 13 which is hard to believe was true even in the Bronze Age. My religion sets it in mid teenage years, but my parents sure didn’t treat me like an adult when I went through their ritual (and they were right). I suppose you could call me a manchild, but I never really got the appeal of growing up in America - work 40+ hours a week with a week or two off per year (and that’s if you’re lucky) for a few decades as you get old and then die. And that’s if you don’t get laid off. Got help you if you get laid off with dependents who need your employment for food, shelter, and health insurance. It’s pretty grim. If I was able to believe in a religion, I bet it would help. On a brighter note, I find it helps to think of things like play. Work is where I play with computers, the gym is where I mess around and enjoy myself. Framing is important.

jstarfish 3y ago
> I never really got the appeal of growing up in America - work 40+ hours a week with a week or two off per year (and that’s if you’re lucky) for a few decades as you get old and then die [...] if you don’t get laid off. America is not a country for salarymen. It is a country for entrepreneurs and business owners. Customers and employees are the human resources they exploit. You make your money however you can then you exfiltrate your earnings back to whatever country you came from, and retire early as a king.
- hotpotamus 3y ago
  Well, I'm from here, but I do think about retiring abroad. I'm not sure about navigating another culture and language, but I suppose I could learn.
  - vertis 3y ago
    The good news for you then is that English will get you pretty far in most countries. Most of Europe isn't so culturally different that it's impossible. Places like Australia (good weather) and NZ (medium weather, great activities), where I was born and grew up, are good options if you can get the visa (you probably can if you're a technologist). So many European countries have high numbers of English speakers, some are better retirement targets than others. Certainly a lots of British people Retire to Spain, Portugal and Greece.

jstarfish 3y ago

> I never really got the appeal of growing up in America - work 40+ hours a week with a week or two off per year (and that’s if you’re lucky) for a few decades as you get old and then die [...] if you don’t get laid off. America is not a country for salarymen. It is a country for entrepreneurs and business owners. Customers and employees are the human resources they exploit. You make your money however you can then you exfiltrate your earnings back to whatever country you came from, and retire early as a king.

hotpotamus 3y ago
Well, I'm from here, but I do think about retiring abroad. I'm not sure about navigating another culture and language, but I suppose I could learn.
- vertis 3y ago
  The good news for you then is that English will get you pretty far in most countries. Most of Europe isn't so culturally different that it's impossible. Places like Australia (good weather) and NZ (medium weather, great activities), where I was born and grew up, are good options if you can get the visa (you probably can if you're a technologist). So many European countries have high numbers of English speakers, some are better retirement targets than others. Certainly a lots of British people Retire to Spain, Portugal and Greece.