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Re:Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it by lxgr on Thursday March 06, 2025 @10:08AM (#43281089)
20 years of bad habits facilitated by a given lifestyle can also be very hard to break. Not many can manage duly accumulating the savings while completely isolating themselves from what they work on, who they work with, and how all of that impacts their worldview.

And that's not even considering health. 20 years of being in a bad mental place (stress is bad, but a perceived lack of purpose and agency might well be worse) will leave its marks.

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Re:Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it by cwalv on Thursday March 06, 2025 @11:12AM (#43281817)
There's also a non-zero chance you'll die before year 20. I agree with the premise that seeking financial independence should be a significant factor in career/life decisions, but if you would be filled with regret by finding out it will be cut short at year 18, you're too singularly focused.
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