“Retirement is a cruel myth that tricks you into sacrificing your best years for a future that may never come”
Agree
- Health fails before you can enjoy it
- Deferred living is just postponed death
- Financial systems designed to fail workers
- Present moment is all you actually have
Disagree
- Security enables peace of mind now
- Discipline builds better future circumstances
- Age brings wisdom to appreciate freedom
- Planning prevents desperate old age poverty
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