I was talking more about OP, and folks in his position, that seem to chase a bag of cash and then boast about retirement but keep relentlessly doing exactly what they did before.
What you're talking about feels very different to me, this idea of having to work to survive or the idea of an artist that wants to express themselves but ends up selling his art to pay the bills, I find those to be different societal constructs and it doesn't really feel like something I would call "work" either.
If my definition of retirement is different than most, than maybe so is my definition of "work".
I am definitely grateful, and I do value what I have! It wasn't always like this.
What you're talking about feels very different to me, this idea of having to work to survive or the idea of an artist that wants to express themselves but ends up selling his art to pay the bills, I find those to be different societal constructs and it doesn't really feel like something I would call "work" either.
If my definition of retirement is different than most, than maybe so is my definition of "work".
I am definitely grateful, and I do value what I have! It wasn't always like this.