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>You can see this in retirement, actually. There's real data showing mortality spikes in the years after people stop working. The structure of striving, even wh
by Legend2440 11mo ago
>You can see this in retirement, actually. There's real data showing mortality spikes in the years after people stop working. The structure of striving, even when it felt like a burden, was providing something that leisure alone can't replace. People who stop pursuing things often just... decline.
Or maybe people stop working because their health was declining?
- IAmBroom 11mo agoThe counterpoint is in all the people who pursue daily goals intensely, at high ages. POTUSes and SCOTUSes, by example, tend to outlive most USians, and tend to stay active with projects or jobs long beyond normal retirement.
- ileonichwiesz 10mo agoThe people you mentioned are also wealthy and have access to a level of healthcare far beyond the average person.