> The whole culture we have emphasises trading working the best years of your life just so you can (maybe) rest for a little while at the end of your life when your health is failing, which has always been really sad to me.
Have you considered getting a job you like better?
Maybe, but then that calls into question the whole premise:
> The whole culture we have emphasises trading working the best years of your life just so you can (maybe) rest for a little while at the end of your life when your health is failing, which has always been really sad to me.
If you value your family so much, you are effectively working for them, not for the little rest at the end of your life.
Have you considered getting a job you like better?
You can also take sabbaticals. Or retire early.