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5) Divorce 6) Rebuilding post divorce. 7) Lack of opportunities due to age.
by reactordev 1y ago
5) Divorce
6) Rebuilding post divorce.
7) Lack of opportunities due to age.
- munificent 1y agoI haven't reached those ones yet. :) The upcoming one I really worry about is retirement. The statistics are grim if you look at retired men in terms of number of close friends, mental health, and suicide. The whole "live in a high cost of living area with good jobs and then move somewhere cheaper when you retire" pipeline makes a lot of sense economically. But I worry that is disastrous when it comes to community and connection right at the time when people need it most.
- reactordev 1y agoOh it is however, most of your neighbors will be in that very same boat so to speak so really it’s up to you to get outside. Also retirement plans go out the window if you hit milestone 5. By the end of milestone 6 (if you make it) will be just a cabin in the woods with a dog, because that’s all you can afford.
- brookst 1y ago5.5) Layoffs 6.5) Layoffs
- Yizahi 1y ago8) War
- reactordev 1y agoBut that can happen in any chapter. As horrible as it is - it’s probably the appendix or preamble. “Everything you’re about to read is due to X” warning label or something. Both as a solider in it, and as a civilian facing it. It’s awful. Maybe an asterisk on the end like they did for Roger Maris in ‘61 for beating Babe Ruth’s homer record in a single season.