• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Stop existing to work. Instead create the memories now. Go have fun now. In the US the retirement age is going up to 70. One of the reasons is specifically because people are getting more good years, so of course the bar had to be moved. Enjoying retirement is a con.

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      9 days ago

      Fun requires being alive, requires money, requires work, demands time. Getting fun can get complicated. There isn’t a true answer to this conundrum as far as I know—not an inspiring one, at least. Makes me think about what human life is supposed to look like.

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        8 days ago

        Makes me think about what human life is supposed to look like.

        I also spent most of my energy working, but I do get some time to occasionally do things I like but those also take some energy. If I imagine my perfect life I probably wouldn’t have the energy to live it. But still, I can’t help thinking I should do much more and I feel bad…

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      9 days ago

      is the increases to fra still due to reagan’s changes to the system in the early 80s?

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        9 days ago

        I honestly don’t know where the blame lies for the financial situation but the age increase legislation was much more recent, like Obama years.