See, I’m happily planning for mine
I’m fairly certain the optimism/pessimism thing is about mental health, not cold hard facts? Because the future is SO uncertain in the exact degree of suckitude it’s gonna entail.
And even though I generally agree with Tolkien’s Long Defeat philosophy, that the world is getting steadily worse, I also agree with Tolkien’s point that the stuff we’ve got is pretty damn good.
And I know saying that doesn’t do shit against clinical depression, I’m not trying to cure anybody, you know? It’s just. That’s where I’m at.
I started drafting this post in October of 2023, apparently? Wow. Anyway, here it is.
I am still planning my retirement.
Hold to hope, friends.
Emilybook 