“Retirement is a scam invented to make you work until you're too old to enjoy freedom”
Agree
- Youth is wasted on career building
- Health declines make retirement hollow victory
- System designed to extract maximum labor
- Mini-retirements throughout life make more sense
Disagree
- Building security for old age is responsible
- Compound interest requires long time horizons
- Career building enables later freedom and impact
- Some work provides meaning not just money
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