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2024-10-23 13:51:22

andyflattery on Nostr: While your average retiree is lounging in the La-Z-Boy, watching the tube, and ...

While your average retiree is lounging in the La-Z-Boy, watching the tube, and wondering why the kids don't call, your boy Mel Gibson is out there at 68 doing meaningful work. Gibson is pouring energy into "The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection" – potentially the most important movie of his career.

“I think you gotta keep busy. I've seen so many people that I know, they get to the end of their job and then they sort of deteriorate quickly. So I think you have to stay busy.” - Mel Gibson

On this note, I’m exploring alternatives to the boomer retirement trap: like making an impact as you grow older and likely continuing to do (dignified) work.

The Patriot (documentary), greatness after 60, the landed gentry, and imagining “traditional” retirement ideas beyond homesteading—new on Gentleman Speculator.
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