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Re:Ask HN: To anyone who cares to read this. How old are you... by runjake on Thursday June 26, 2025 @11:38AM (#44388450)
Do it (if you want to). You wouldn't literally be the oldest. My old IT manager retired in his 60s and did this (and is now a working, signing electrician). It even sounds like he kinda got some automatic seniority of sorts, due to his age and maturity.

So yeah, it's doable.

I semi-seriously consider going into the trades after retiring from tech.

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Re:Ask HN: To anyone who cares to read this. How old are you... by throwawayoldie on Thursday June 26, 2025 @01:10PM (#44389257)
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm definitely thinking about it: the money would be the biggest drawback, it'd mean living a lot more frugally, but back of the envelope math suggests I could live on it.
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