Regarding this latest offering by you :

Amadd wrote on Jun 29^th, 2012 at 1:28am:


Have a read of this:

How to Die Young: Retire Early

In a study done by Shell Corporation a shocking discovery was made about the age of retirement when correlated with age of death. According to the article:

People who retire at 55 are 89% more likely to die in the 10 years after retirement than those who retire at 65.

Doesn’t that seem a bit backwards? So they found that the workers living to the age of 65 were 89% more likely to live 10 more years after retirement even though they were 10 years older than their early retirement counterparts. I find that to be completely shocking, I hope you would as well.

So what does this mean?

The only difference between the two groups was retirement from work. From this we could infer that work could be the reason we continue to live as long as we do because it gives us purpose. Many people who leave work aren’t really sure what to do with their days. I can relate as one of the worst months of my life was when I was unemployed, not because I didn’t know where money was coming from, but because I didn’t have anything to work towards. Even if you’re financially free at retirement, it doesn’t mean you’ll be living a fulfilling life.

Read more: http://www.moolanomy.com/2344/how-to-die-young-retire-early-ryan14/#ixzz1z6R8bbdI

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It means that I'm very sorry for these people.
I've seen them all over the place, I know them now as well. It ain't me.
I've known a workmate who won lotto twice and continued to work. It's a pity IMO.

The generally accepted goal is to work for the ambition of working forever (or until 67..same thing). That has never been my goal, and it is generally not the goal of 20yr olds with a life of ambition ahead of them.

The stats/article you provided, I believe to be true enough..unfortunately.

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That's fine with me.
You should see the daggers I get when announcing that I am unofficially retired from work  It's quite hilarious, and somewhat comforting.

I states to me that I have at last attained my goal of enabling myself to attain my innate goals.
It's really relaxing and nice for the moment, but I need to keep up the guard, and I need to work bloody hard (in a relaxed state) to effect somewhere near my capabilities 

Amadd wrote on Jun 29^th, 2012 at 12:57am:


Bullshit

SOB

Yeah, well, Some play hard to get, I play hard to want 

Curiously (or maybe not so much so), for all our battles for freedom and democracy, our western societies aren't very interested in personal freedom of choice..unless it aligns with their particular version.

If Joe Bloggs jumps off a cliff, it doesn't mean that I need to in order to see that it's not for me.
I do have eyes, ears and a semi-functioning brain y'know.

Far out - this guy is the very definition of hapless omega schlub.  Nothing new or unsuual about that in itself.  What is unusual is the proportion of males displaying these traits.

The saddest part to me, is that this was even reported.  With so many boys growing up without a father or other male role model, they can't help but take cues from the media.  Positive representations of masculinity in media are almost non existent.  They're going to grow up thinking supplicating ones self before a woman, on the off chance she may deign to let you kiss her feet is the key to a healthy, fulfilling relationship, and life in general. 

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jun 29^th, 2012 at 11:08am:



No, they're doing the exact opposite of reinforcing stereotypes.  They're trying to create a new stereotype.

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Nope, it was pure generalization.