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UNPRECEDENTED: Aging boomer retires to free up job for someone younger (www.thebeaverton.com)
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[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's pretty fitting with Gen-X's reputation of being the generation that gave up on having influence on the state of the world. As a millennial constantly stressing about the impact I'm having on things, that sometimes sounds like a really sensible choice.