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I have no use for trying to get by with the minimum when it comes to learning, building a career, contributing to society, or furthering oneself, or providing for a family.
These are all assumptions you've made, not necessarily the truth.
These are all assumptions you've made, not necessarily the truth.
I am not making any assumptions about what others believe. I stated my priorities with learning, accomplishment, ambition, hard work and goals at the top. The bottom would be FDL.
It can still be a joy. Like anything, though, the joy can wear off with time. So why do it for 40 years? I really don't think the current work force is even set up for people to work 40 or more years, any more. Lots of people lose good paying employment in their 50s. Isn't 10 or 20 years at working a job/career enough?
The point is you can keep working if you WANT to...if your job is really meaningful, but not because you HAVE to. Most people find other meaningful things in life besides paid employment.
I would agree anything we do -- work or even hobbies -- can get stale after a while. The trick is to reinvent yourself and do different things both at work and at home.
I have no idea why you think that the current work force is no longer "set up" for people to work 40 years or more. An increasing number of jobs can be done by older people and don't involve hard physical labor. People can lose jobs at any age for a variety of reasons. Much of what happens involves changes that have nothing to do with the individual or with their age. As to how many years one should work, well if you can build savings and a portfolio to last you a lifetime and do that in 10 or 20 years, I think that is great. Many of us require much longer, especially if we have kids to raise.
I am always amazed at the laziness some people exhibit. It typically does not involve just work, but those who are lazy don't seem to accomplish much outside of work either. Again this reflects my preferences. Others may think differently.
I can dig off grid living. But what do you do for health care?
My wife and I were traveling in southern Utah when she developed symptoms that required medical treatment. We found a small clinic with a nurse practitioner. When that did not meet the needs, I drove her 5 hours to Salt Lake City. She got on a plane and flew home. Plenty of people in rural areas die from something like a heart attack because suitable medical care is not available. Off grid living may work for the young but not for older people who need access to healthcare.
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