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Re:Why are we still working this hard? by hdgvhicv on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @04:17PM (#50458803)
It means not you.

Clues specially being

1) you hope to RETIRE

Ie be able to not work

2) you HOPE to retire

Ie it’s not certain

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Re:Why are we still working this hard? by kulahan on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:56PM (#50460068)
Well I have enough to retire now, but either way I was just curious - the definition doesn’t seem to meet the word being used, so I just wasn’t sure if this was some new thing or an overzealous use of the word.
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