• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As a Gen X-er, I’ve never been under the illusion that I could ever retire. Simply will not happen.

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      1 year ago

      Agreed. Articles like this only reinforce what I’ve been thinking and saying all along. The article doesn’t even take the position that it’s a bad thing or that there’s anything really wrong with it. They allude at some point to insufficient funds as one of several reasons people “choose” to continue work. Sure, some people are workaholics and some people don’t know what to do with themselves outside of work. The article seems to celebrate old people working later into their lives, without really considering that it’s not really a choice for many.