> The argument that you deserve to watch TV all day because you once had a job is curious.
How so? I think you're missing the most important part of my comment, which was about encouraging children to discover their passions and achieve self-sufficiency.
It's not about "once holding a job." It's about being able to take care of yourself. I'm not saying that I like the idea of spending the latter part of my years being unproductive, but that the wealth accrued during those productive years gives one the ability to do that.
If I'm not dependent on anyone, if I worked and saved in order to earn that life for myself, then yes I deserve to pursue my own happiness whatever that means for me and it's no one else's business or place to dictate otherwise.
Let's imagine a very talented 10 year-old who earns a billion dollars (perhaps they're a media star or very gifted technically, whatever the reason, they have earned this money through their own efforts rather than inheriting it) and has had themselves legally emancipated. Would you feel comfortable with this child deciding they are now going to exclusively watch television for the remainder of their life?
Most people while you are working, save money in the retirement plan. So when they retire, they are just using the money they saved, not living out ot thin air.
In some jobs, old people can still contribute. But other jobs like that require a lot of physical strength are almost impossible.
An extreme case are sports. After some age, your body is just not good enough. Some can transition to being a coach or reporter. Some are only good at kicking a ball. If they are good enough to make millions of people happy, why can't they save some of the money they earn and have a nice life?
gspencley|3 years ago
How so? I think you're missing the most important part of my comment, which was about encouraging children to discover their passions and achieve self-sufficiency.
It's not about "once holding a job." It's about being able to take care of yourself. I'm not saying that I like the idea of spending the latter part of my years being unproductive, but that the wealth accrued during those productive years gives one the ability to do that.
If I'm not dependent on anyone, if I worked and saved in order to earn that life for myself, then yes I deserve to pursue my own happiness whatever that means for me and it's no one else's business or place to dictate otherwise.
quantres242|3 years ago
gus_massa|3 years ago
In some jobs, old people can still contribute. But other jobs like that require a lot of physical strength are almost impossible.
An extreme case are sports. After some age, your body is just not good enough. Some can transition to being a coach or reporter. Some are only good at kicking a ball. If they are good enough to make millions of people happy, why can't they save some of the money they earn and have a nice life?
dylan604|3 years ago
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Zagill|3 years ago
vkou|3 years ago
Much of the rest is teaching the basics, which, as a functional adult, they should have decades of experience with.