[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

I don't know what planet you guys are from - probably cohabitants with The Wolf who wants everyone to be independent business owners which, when you think of it, would mean millions of companies of one employee each - but it seems to me that people don't retire at 40 much. The don't retire as much at 60 as much anymore, either. You don't do that young guy (OP) a service mouthing macho platitudes like this.

However, this is also true. After taking care of business, there's always some time for fun . . . unless you are a maniac. Business first, though, then fun. You don't want to be one of those 34-year-old parents' basement-living dudes, now do you?

If I wasn't doing the work, it would go to one or more large corporations, who would charge more to do it while doing it not quite as well. If you prefer a world of only large corporations, in which I "knew my place" and worked for one, that's fine. But I don't.

There is an alternative in America (and in Germany, hello Markus) to being an employee. Too few people realize that.