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Something really sad about this, because it boils down to: do not take any risks.
by durakot 13y ago
Something really sad about this, because it boils down to: do not take any risks.
- tjmc 13y agoYeah exactly. Work as a public servant? Retire at 62? Yawn.
- marquis 13y agoHe didn't mention the good stuff, if I were to guess: the joy of seeing his kids grow up. Falling in love. Teaching students to the best of his ability. Becoming an expert in his field. It sounds to me as if he has had a great life so far and just looks forward to more to come, and has a few minor regrets that aren't severe like, don't go to jail, don't do hardcore drugs, etc.
- vincie 13y agoI live in Australia, work in Superannuation (aka Pension plans). Looking at the data, there will be a whole heap of suffering for people who did not take this advice when they were younger. Poverty is one thing. Poverty and old age is very bad. Add ill-health, and you will have absolute misery.
- SapphireSun 13y agoTrue, but you don't need a pension plan to save money and invest... It's just one strategy - albiet the most cozy one.
- patrickdavey 13y agoThere is of course voluntary euthanasia as an alternative to a poverty ill-health future. I strongly suspect that it will become more socially acceptable as the pensions crisis etc. unfolds. And then of course there's the Billy Conolly idea.. which went something along the lines of: "I'm just waiting to hear I've got a terminal illness... I'll be the one behind the fence with the sheep and a syringe full of heroin" ;)
- sliverstorm 13y agoReads to me more like "avoid big risks with your retirement"