un-Mustachioed dissident

[EricL]

Dear troll.  You're right; we're wrong.  Go back to whatever you're doing, rinse repeat forever, and please remember to point out how awesome you are when you win the Pulitzer and/or Nobel Prizes. 

[Kris]

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[Otsog]

I'm dead serious.

That's good!  This is a very serious topic.  I, personally, am terribly afraid of how I'll be perceived by my peers once I become a man of leisure.  In fact, in order to combat that fear, I'm considering chaining myself to a cubical for 50 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, until I'm 67 years old.  That way, even though I'll be missing out on a life of freedom and pleasure, I can avoid having to answer such terrifying inquires as "What do you do all day?" and "You rode a bike in the rain?".

Thread winner right here.

[snellbert]

I actually Googled "Conspicuous Leisure" in quotes, because I haven't a clue what the bloody hell this fellow is going on about.

Looks like it's a reference to some turn of the century Sociology Theory. It appears that our Troll buddy is trying to rehash these points, albeit poorly and out of context.  The actual term 'Conspicuous Leisure" "...denotes visible leisure for the sake of displaying social status" , which is in line with Retired to Win's guess that "...Or is the troll's way-off-the-mark impression that Mustachians go out of their way to conspicuously eat caviar and drink champagne at chic outdoor cafes?
..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_leisure

Now, off to do something worth my time.

[Rural]

I don't know, guys. This is our first real, non-sales-pitch, extended trolling. I think we should do something to mark the occasion.

[Mr_Chin_Stubble]

Geez really sorry about all this ... I always thought that MMM circumstances were unique in that he had saved money and got in on real estate right before a bubble and then got out which enabled him to retire early, but this is an unrealistic goal for others.  I didn't realize how serious everyone was about this early retirement business.

@snellbert

you have no idea wat you're talking about. I know Veblen mentions clergy and religious services as conspicuous leisure its not confined to driving a ferrari on the sun set strip or whatever.

[Glenstache]

http://www.theonion.com/article/180-trillion-leisure-hours-lost-to-work-last-year-1282?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:NA:InFocus

[2lazy2retire]

Geez really sorry about all this ... I always thought that MMM circumstances were unique in that he had saved money and got in on real estate right before a bubble and then got out which enabled him to retire early, but this is an unrealistic goal for others.  I didn't realize how serious everyone was about this early retirement business.

Nah your right - no one on this site is serious about ER, we just continue to post on here over the years mostly talking about how MMM got lucky on the market and flipping houses.

[regulator]

Geez really sorry about all this ... I always thought that MMM circumstances were unique in that he had saved money and got in on real estate right before a bubble and then got out which enabled him to retire early, but this is an unrealistic goal for others.  I didn't realize how serious everyone was about this early retirement business.

@snellbert

you have no idea wat you're talking about. I know Veblen mentions clergy and religious services as conspicuous leisure its not confined to driving a ferrari on the sun set strip or whatever.

Let's see, since I booted the career job I have had more time for my kids, improved my marriage, had time to volunteer for the first time in 20 years, Been able to spend more time on my hobbies (including some that make the world a better place), and picked up a contract job.  Yep, sounds like conspicuous leisure (whatever that is).  I assure you, the last 18 months of not being in a cube every day have been infinitely more productive than at least the prior 5 years of cubedom (my "prime working years").

[arebelspy]

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