Why feel sorry for those who’ve done it for decades?
It’s decent, respectable work that is physically hard and often thankless.... but if they’re content and happy in life then kudos to them. It takes all kinds and it’s perfectly fine to choose to live a simpler life surrounded with less stuff.
Indeed yes, why feel sorry for someone who willfully cannot possibly put away anything for “Retirement”, and who will expect that “Social Security” and Medicare will provide for their needs!
Of course they get a rude awakening when they do reach retirement age.
No doubt they support the socialist agenda, as they are not getting their “Fair Share”, so the rest of us should subsidize their third rate life choice.
(Yep, sarcasm)