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Use it or lose it, as they say. One of my parents has decided that retirement means to live entirely within their comfort zone, avoiding any kind of changes or

by jerlam 3y ago

Use it or lose it, as they say. One of my parents has decided that retirement means to live entirely within their comfort zone, avoiding any kind of changes or challenges to their life. Not surprisingly, they have begun to show signs of dementia.

boringg 3y ago
But also young people want old people to retire these days. If I was old I'd stay working and keep my mind agile though. :)
- scottLobster 3y ago
  Young people want old people to retire because the economy sucks for a lot of them so they develop a misplaced zero-sum mentality, thinking these old people are somehow taking up their "slot". There's also a sense that those in leadership are generally behind the times (see Biden's momentary slip when he said he's a "20th century president" before he corrected himself), and are doing more harm than good by staying in. By contrast I've worked with engineers north of 70 who blow me out of the water. Hard to say those guys don't deserve to be there. For my part, if I ever do fully retire I intend to play a lot of high difficulty strategy games with people, so I should be set :) There's going to be some sick GenX/Millenial LAN parties once we hit retirement age.
  - boringg 3y ago
    "There's going to be some sick GenX/Millenial LAN parties once we hit retirement age." That's right didn't even think of that. Yeah I think that's what I find concerning --> 'so they develop a misplaced zero-sum mentality, thinking these old people are somehow taking up their "slot"' because its such a me vs them. A lot of older people are pretty talented and have seen a lot more.
- jerlam 3y ago
  You'd probably want to transition the older people to mentor and guide the younger people, but not to do the same exact work. But that's a different job description; some older people may not want to do that kind of work, nor would the company want to pay for both the old and the young.

by jerlam 3y ago

boringg 3y ago

But also young people want old people to retire these days. If I was old I'd stay working and keep my mind agile though. :)

scottLobster 3y ago
Young people want old people to retire because the economy sucks for a lot of them so they develop a misplaced zero-sum mentality, thinking these old people are somehow taking up their "slot". There's also a sense that those in leadership are generally behind the times (see Biden's momentary slip when he said he's a "20th century president" before he corrected himself), and are doing more harm than good by staying in. By contrast I've worked with engineers north of 70 who blow me out of the water. Hard to say those guys don't deserve to be there. For my part, if I ever do fully retire I intend to play a lot of high difficulty strategy games with people, so I should be set :) There's going to be some sick GenX/Millenial LAN parties once we hit retirement age.
- boringg 3y ago
  "There's going to be some sick GenX/Millenial LAN parties once we hit retirement age." That's right didn't even think of that. Yeah I think that's what I find concerning --> 'so they develop a misplaced zero-sum mentality, thinking these old people are somehow taking up their "slot"' because its such a me vs them. A lot of older people are pretty talented and have seen a lot more.
jerlam 3y ago
You'd probably want to transition the older people to mentor and guide the younger people, but not to do the same exact work. But that's a different job description; some older people may not want to do that kind of work, nor would the company want to pay for both the old and the young.