Will retirement still be a thing in 2030? - Episode 99
Financial Autonomy · Paul Benson
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Throughout most of human history, the only time you retired was when you died.
Retirement as we now experience it is a reasonably recent phenomenon. It's an invention of the 20th century and it's worthwhile questioning whether it will continue through the 21st century, at least in the format we currently think of.
When the retirement age of 65 was set, back in the early 1900's, it was assumed you only had 2 or 3 more years left until you were in the grave.
But as we live longer and longer, will the current version of retirement continue to be feasible for the bulk of the population? Perhaps more importantly, will it be desirable?