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		apalmer on July 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nobody optimizes happiness But you are not actually retired. Seems more in line with what the article is saying.

mlyle on July 30, 2022 | [–]

It's all semantic-- the income I derive from work is irrelevant to my quality of life, and I work completely by choice.

grog454 on July 30, 2022 | [–]

From a financial standpoint he/she could be retired. Teaching in public education (my assumption) isn't particularly lucrative so it mostly depends on his/her lifestyle and spending.

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