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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Retire is a weird concept. Retire from what? A crappy job? The rat race? People who retire at 30 (which is such a minute minority its basically non-existent) busy themselves with other things.
I think "retire" in an antiquated concept that's really pressured by the baby boomer generation and their parents.
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This is a pretty gross generalization, I think. Not everyone has a dream job allowing them to do what they love each and every day, sipping wine in South California while they are at it. Most people work because they have to work to support themselves and their families and they work the jobs they have been trained to do due to the circumstances at the time when they were young. So, yes, I am sure most people do consider retirement as a logical end to their working careers and the start of their deserved resting years.
Personally, I would love to be useful and needed "when I'm 64" and to be able to pick and choose work that I can and want to do, perhaps, in lesser number of hours, volunteer more, spend more time with my photo-camera etc. But I don't expect everyone to share the same retirement goal. To some – it would be complete abandonment of the "having to work" lifestyle and escape to their dream place with no plans at all.