The Future of Aging Just Might Be in Margaritaville
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#2I may be in that demographic, but I prefer to be around young people (I volunteer a lot with youth). Being around nothing but old people all day would make me old and depressed. I prefer to be around the future not the past.
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#3I may be in that demographic, but I prefer to be around young people (I volunteer a lot with youth). Being around nothing but old people all day would make me old and depressed. I prefer to be around the future not the past.
The residents aren't locked in.
Volunteering with young people doesn't mean you have to live next door to them (and listen to their music, carousing, etc).
Anyway, these places look like a riot! It's like college life without the hassle of exams. And yes they probably even have a "hookup" culture.
These could be specialized for all types of interests. Imagine something like a "hacker house" but on a community level...spend your days coding, debating, woodworking...all with people who love it too.
55 seems too young to get into something like this, but I could definitely see 60-75. After 75, seems like you want serious peace and quiet so these places probably aren't a good fit.
I absolutely cannot wait to retire!
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#4I may be in that demographic, but I prefer to be around young people (I volunteer a lot with youth). Being around nothing but old people all day would make me old and depressed. I prefer to be around the future not the past.
I would think most peoples ideal is to live in healthy natural commmunities with a diverse age range to get wisdom and tradition from the old and energy and new ideas from the young.
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#5I may be in that demographic, but I prefer to be around young people (I volunteer a lot with youth). Being around nothing but old people all day would make me old and depressed. I prefer to be around the future not the past.
I would think most peoples ideal is to live in healthy natural commmunities with a diverse age range to get wisdom and tradition from the old and energy and new ideas from the young.
When you're 55 you'll rapidly lose interest in what other people think is ideal.
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#6I may be in that demographic, but I prefer to be around young people (I volunteer a lot with youth). Being around nothing but old people all day would make me old and depressed. I prefer to be around the future not the past.
The residents aren't locked in. Volunteering with young people doesn't mean you have to live next door to them (and listen to their music, carousing, etc). Anyway, these places look like a riot! It's like college life without the hassle of exams. And yes they probably even have a "hookup" culture. These could be specialized for all types of interests. Imagine something like a "hacker house" but on a community level..…
I hope you're not waiting until you retire to enjoy your free time and your community.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
The residents aren't locked in. Volunteering with young people doesn't mean you have to live next door to them (and listen to their music, carousing, etc). Anyway, these places look like a riot! It's like college life without the hassle of exams. And yes they probably even have a "hookup" culture. These could be specialized for all types of interests. Imagine something like a "hacker house" but on a community level..…
I hope you're not waiting until you retire to enjoy your free time and your community.
No, I'm waiting for the day I can avoid the world of work, which has become progressively shittier since I graduated college in the early 90s.
When I started as a developer, it was NORMAL for an employer to:
- 1:1 match 401k fully, some even offered pensions
- offer PAID vacation time, not this bullshit scam "unlimited PTO" which is really just unpaid vacation.
- offer full zero-deductible/zero-contribution health insurance
- offer real equity to rank-and-file employees
- realize you came in to work at 9 and left around 5 and weekends were yours.
Practically everything about the working world has become progressively worse and I cannot wait to be done with it. I really feel sorry for people entering the industry now, they will probably see health insurance benefits worsen or disappear, and may even see themselves paid by the hour.
Re: The Future of Aging Just Might Be in Margaritaville
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
I hope you're not waiting until you retire to enjoy your free time and your community.
No, I'm waiting for the day I can avoid the world of work, which has become progressively shittier since I graduated college in the early 90s. When I started as a developer, it was NORMAL for an employer to: - 1:1 match 401k fully, some even offered pensions - offer PAID vacation time, not this bullshit scam "unlimited PTO" which is really just unpaid vacation. - offer full zero-deductible/zero-contribution health in…
Uh, doesn't the "P" in PTO stand for paid?
Re: The Future of Aging Just Might Be in Margaritaville
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I hope you're not waiting until you retire to enjoy your free time and your community.
No, I'm waiting for the day I can avoid the world of work, which has become progressively shittier since I graduated college in the early 90s. When I started as a developer, it was NORMAL for an employer to: - 1:1 match 401k fully, some even offered pensions - offer PAID vacation time, not this bullshit scam "unlimited PTO" which is really just unpaid vacation. - offer full zero-deductible/zero-contribution health in…
I just entered the industry, and the benefits you listed were included in every offer I considered. My current job includes all of them except equity and, based on conversations with my peers, that's the exception rather than the rule.
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#10I may be in that demographic, but I prefer to be around young people (I volunteer a lot with youth). Being around nothing but old people all day would make me old and depressed. I prefer to be around the future not the past.
I would think most peoples ideal is to live in healthy natural commmunities with a diverse age range to get wisdom and tradition from the old and energy and new ideas from the young.
What's so special about tradition? Just because something has been done many times in the past doesn't mean that it's useful, worthwhile, or right.