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03-18-2024, 01:48 PM
#31
Originally Posted By Destor⏩
BRB stopping the career you’ve worked 30-40+ years in to sit at home and learn how to whittle down piece of pine

Career trajectory probably plays a big role in this, how difficult your work was and the path getting there etc. I’ve known many guys who won’t retire even when they should, I’ve known guys who you can’t keep away from work even when they have one foot in the grave.


^^^^ Boomer cope for having no hobbies and interests outside of work ^^^^
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03-18-2024, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
I work to live ,not live to work . I have a lot of hobbies I’d like to pursue,
Yep….agreed.

There's a million possibilities of interest to pursue and excel at but that may require some discipline of searching and trying different fields of interest.
Personal responsibility, I should add.

I've responded to a few topics on this subject here and on a couple of music/song writing sites.
One of my favorite (sarcasm emoji here) takes on it is when some guy will say: "I'm going to wait until 70 to get a higher monthly amount"
Me….I just SMFH and politely respond by answering: "So, you must know how long you're going to live?"

Surely, all here must see the long view logic in my response.

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03-18-2024, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted By suave2000⏩
Based Wayne droppin truth and wisdom as usual. What a MOGGER.
Howdy suave.

Thanks for the kind words. (on spread)

Did I mention I love my retired life, especially since my wife is retired too.

Back to it.
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03-18-2024, 01:53 PM
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ngl one of my bosses at work said he tried to retire like 3-4yrs ago then came back.

then my dad retired at like 60 & said he was thinking about going back.

not sure if its bc of nagging wives at home or something but there is no fukking way on this planet earth i would ever, under any circumstances, think about going back to a permanent W2 after retiring

now would i take a job in alaska just for the summer after i build out my campervan? absomothafukkinglutely.
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03-18-2024, 01:54 PM
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Absolute truth. You’re a national treasure, Wayne. I appreciate your wisdom as always and I love that song (srs).
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Thanks for the very kind words.
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03-18-2024, 02:19 PM
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If I was that old and bored, I'd just pump myself full of cialis and smash escorts everyday
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03-18-2024, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩
What do you miscers plan on doing when you retire, especially when you also make excuses for being broke and living at home?
Why are you pretending there is some sort of expectation for us to do anything beyond existing?

That question is pointless because it doesn’t matter.


Anything beyond being used as a tool for someone else’s personal benefit is good enough for me.

Just exist and love. That is it.


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03-18-2024, 02:25 PM
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Even my dad who's a massive boomer loves spending time:

Walking the doggo
gardening
watching UFC
DIY
watching the rugby

Just lol @ living to work. Sad kunts
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03-18-2024, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted By x-trainer ben⏩
There was this theory, probably some reality, where people would retire and **suddenly die** of weird causes.
This happened to my gf's boss, who after 40 years at the same company decided to retire and travel europe. She dropped dead at home and her daughters found her a day or 2 later.
And, it is frequent enough to be a "thing", so some people are afraid to retire besides just needing purpose.
So after she left her job, got her severance package, etc then she conveniently dies? Did anyone verify who got the life insurance benefits and whose name(s) were on the will to inherit her fortune?

(I'm not trying to insinuate that her direct family did anything to her, but one must consider the in-laws and those who would benefit from payouts even indirectly. And the same theory applies to anyone else who suddenly dies after retirement).
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03-18-2024, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
Why are you pretending there is some sort of expectation for us to do anything beyond existing?

That question is pointless because it doesn’t matter.


Anything beyond being used as a tool for someone else’s personal benefit is good enough for me.

Just exist and love. That is it.


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03-18-2024, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted By TimeTravelerBro⏩
I laugh at old folks who say this chit. They’re just exposing how boring their lives are outside of work and have no hobbies. Meanwhile my parents retired and are biking different places, traveling overseas, playing monopoly, pops still fixing chit around the house, mom still cooks daily as a hobby

Just lmao at how some people never developed hobbies. Drones of peace
Exactly. I've seen old people while on hikes, biking etc. It's a matter of having actual hobbies. If someone never talks about doing actual activities, guaranteed they don't have any hobbies.
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03-18-2024, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted By Roke⏩
So after she left her job, got her severance package, etc then she conveniently dies? Did anyone verify who got the life insurance benefits and whose name(s) were on the will to inherit her fortune?

(I'm not trying to insinuate that her direct family did anything to her, but one must consider the in-laws and those who would benefit from payouts even indirectly. And the same theory applies to anyone else who suddenly dies after retirement).
The daughters said heart attack at the funeral, but i did not follow up on such a sad sudden death.
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03-18-2024, 03:52 PM
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i've been retired all my life and still no plans to go to work.
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03-18-2024, 04:03 PM
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Yeah some people have no personality out side of work - then again when you're 70 it's not like you can retire and train 2 hours every day and take cell tech to get huge, you just sit around doing fckall
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03-18-2024, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted By OneLegSquats⏩
Even my dad who's a massive boomer loves spending time:

Walking the doggo
gardening
watching UFC
DIY
watching the rugby

Just lol @ living to work. Sad kunts
I just got back into FPS gaming . I9 with a 4090 . I’m a 20 YO stuck in a 63 YO body


Also still interested in weight lifting , and always upgrading my home gym




Not to mention photoshop and photography . Just put together an Apple rig for that to



If my eyes weren’t damaged I’d still be dirt biking to . I’m a 2 stroke guy, no four strokes
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03-18-2024, 04:13 PM
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Work long and hard enough and it’s basically built into you to work. The issue with what you are describing is that they haven’t put their work into passion projects or hobbies. Otherwise, they would not have a need to go back into the office. Your efforts should be balanced between what you need to do and what you want to do.
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03-18-2024, 04:20 PM
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It depends on personality type. If somebody is highly goal oriented, always pushing to achieve more etc, it is very difficult for them to just turn that off.

I'm not retired, but I went from 80+ hours a week for 20+ years to 40 hours a week when my daughter was born; which I consider semi retired. My time is spent looking after and now teaching her about the world.

I couldn't have just given myself 40 more hours to do stuff in without something specific to do. I would have driven my wife crazy with this project and that project.
Screw nature; my body will do what I DAMN WELL tell it to do!

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They had the technology to rebuild me. They made me better, stronger, faster……
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03-18-2024, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted By miscfapantv⏩
when youre 65+ theres not much else you can do anyway

you are a week old man
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03-18-2024, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted By OneLegSquats⏩
Even my dad who's a massive boomer loves spending time:

Walking the doggo
gardening
watching UFC
DIY
watching the rugby

Just lol @ living to work. Sad kunts
So, he went from professional man to professional cuck?

Cucked by the doggo
Cucked by plants
Cucked by the wife
Cucked by watching other paid, able-bodied men play sports
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03-18-2024, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
Why are you pretending there is some sort of expectation for us to do anything beyond existing?

That question is pointless because it doesn’t matter.


Anything beyond being used as a tool for someone else’s personal benefit is good enough for me.

Just exist and love. That is it.


N.P.C.
Aka, sitting on your ass and playing video games……
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03-18-2024, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted By Muzzlrpress⏩
That's what happens when the child inside of you dies. You think anyone with their inner child intact craves work once they retire?
Yup, but I doubt that’s exclusive to “Boomers”. See all the “How could a grown man play video games?” threads on here…

That being said, just watching sports or gaming or gymcelling’s a hollow fukin life. A part of me gets where they’re coming from.
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03-18-2024, 04:36 PM
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Cuz most people they know to spend their time off with are dead.
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03-18-2024, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted By OneLegSquats⏩
Even my dad who's a massive boomer loves spending time:

Walking the doggo
gardening
watching UFC
DIY
watching the rugby

Just lol @ living to work. Sad kunts
Sounds terrible.
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03-18-2024, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩
Sounds terrible.
I know, right? Dude’s the epitome of cucked.
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03-18-2024, 04:49 PM
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I always get a chuckle out of those "Pick-Up Truck" Commercials ……they are SATURATED with WORK propaganda…..guess they need those WageCUCKS Wage/CONsumerSLAVING so they keep buying their EXPENSIVE products
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