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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're dealing with a generation retiring where a significant minority dedicated themselves to their jobs 100% to fulfill their family duty of being a provider. So they became boring ass people chasing overtime and money to the detriment of developing themselves as people.

Once these people retire, they don't know what to do with themselves.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean this is me to some degree. My job pays for everything. Is super important and I have to constantly be about the job in my life (unfortunately). I even like what I do to some degree, but all the same there is much more than it in this world.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you can, though, at any time and (mobility permitting) take up any kind of bizarre hobby.

clowning, clog dancing, building box cars, collecting skulls, yodelling...

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Well time permitting as well. Heck I would love to just wake up and think about what things I can get done around the house and shopping and such so that in the evening I can watch a movie wihtout feeling guilty.