5/20/2026 at 7:56:32 PM
Well I guess I have to be the one to say it. This is just my opinions based on my experience thus far. I'm retired and I disagree with every sentence that starts with "You loose". I do not miss a single thing from the corporate world or the cities they reside in. I never wanted a tribe. Tribes are the reason the country is divided. People can benefit from communities and my community is my neighborhood and nearby town. My mastery can be practiced without a corporation. Status? I had to deal with a company full of strong personalities that wanted to undo everything I did so they could have their own sense of accomplishment. I don't miss that at all. My identity was never tied to a company. I was always trying to replace myself. Progress? This is starting to sound like a psychological disorder they are trying to cope with or perhaps they are a workaholic like Elon. Retirement means progress completed. Move onto other things, hobbies, new friends. Stimulation? I get that from the local people, the internet, the wilderness and so much more. There is a lot more to life than corporations.Structure changes, yes. Plan for that change and make your life what you want it to be. For me it is taking care of hundreds of deer in the winter and other critters the rest of the year. I feel entirely fulfilled. If anything I may have over-extended myself. I found a good sense of community near a small town. I am happier than I have ever been. I don't know how to help the person that wrote this article but I think they do need help.
Edit: For people that need the continuous engagement and activities are are entire cities that are based around retirement. [1] It's definitely not my thing but for those that always need something to do or people to interact with it's an option.
[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX4i8qprP2I [video][44 mins]
by Bender
5/20/2026 at 9:07:00 PM
I'm retired and I disagree with every sentence that starts with "You loose".Yeah, I made it halfway through the article before I decided that I should have quit with the first paragraph. Sure, if retirement to you means sitting on the front porch, you’re going to have a bad time of it (or maybe not; you do you). It also means all you did was work, which doesn’t prepare you for retirement. Yeesh, get a hobby, go volunteer.
I didn’t retire because I didn’t like to work. I retired because work got in the way of other things I wanted to do. Not a single sentence that I read in TFA applies to me. Not a word of it. If it applies to you, I’ll be so bold as to suggest making a few changes in life.
by mikestew
5/21/2026 at 4:39:09 AM
I think a lot of the anxiety i get is that our industry is still young enough (it existed for a while but the huge boost in number of people working came in the 90s-10s and most of those people haven’t yet reached retirement age) that I don’t actually know a lot of people who retired. I’m 43 and know a few people in my profession in their 50s and a handful in their 60s.I know nobody older in my profession (when I started 20 years ago the oldest people at work were maybe 20 years older than me at the time). I occasionally chat online with my first boss from early on in my career - I estimate he is in his mid to late 50s and still works as a programmer. My brother in law is 60 and is probably the oldest working programmer I know.
I literally cant think of anyone I worked with who retired while I was working with them- I think this lack of familiarity makes it seem scarier than it should be.
by ido