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Troy Breiland

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active: 2025-07-18 → 2026-08-19

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#aging ·19 #retirement ·12 #retirement-planning ·5 #artificial-intelligence ·4 #personal-finance ·4 #nostalgia ·3 #seniors ·3 #democracy ·2 #healthcare ·2 #loneliness ·2

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Retirement Isn’t a Right — It’s a Privilege. And Most People Won’t Get It

We treat retirement like a birthright. But for millions, it’s a vanishing fantasy — and pretending otherwise is dangerous.

Jul 27, 2025 · 3 min read · 1,436 claps paywalled #retirement-planning #retirement #aging

Retirement Isn’t a Right — It’s a Privilege. And Most People Won’t Get It

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Fifty Years of Marriage Is Not Cute. It’s Evidence.

We keep treating golden anniversaries like sweet little milestones. They are not. They are proof that two people survived the full…

Jul 09, 2026 · 9 min read · 203 claps paywalled #marriage #relationships #anniversary

Fifty Years of Marriage Is Not Cute. It’s Evidence.

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Retiring at 62: Middle Finger to the Cult of Work

If you’re in your late 50s or early 60s, I’m talking to you.

May 26, 2026 · 4 min read · 173 claps paywalled #retirement #personal-finance #over-60

Retiring at 62: Middle Finger to the Cult of Work

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The End of Democracy and the Death of the American Dream

The Myth Was Always the Product

Jul 04, 2026 · 14 min read · 143 claps paywalled #democracy #american-dream #american-politics

The End of Democracy and the Death of the American Dream

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Comfort Food Is What Aging Tastes Like

There is a reason nobody gets nostalgic for a protein bar.

Jul 14, 2026 · 10 min read · 131 claps paywalled #aging #comfort-food #nostalgia

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The Strange Rituals of Aging: A Field Guide to Human Quirks After 60

It starts small. A drawer that won’t shut because it’s overstuffed with saved plastic bags. A muttered “oof” every time you stand up. A…

Nov 12, 2025 · 5 min read · 121 claps paywalled #aging #seniors #lifestyle

The Strange Rituals of Aging: A Field Guide to Human Quirks After 60

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Boomers: The Generation Everyone Loves to Hate — and Why That’s Too Simple

I’m 61. Which means I get lumped in with every rant about housing inequality, climate collapse, and Social Security doom. In today’s…

Nov 06, 2025 · 4 min read · 117 claps #boomers #older-generations #retirement

Boomers: The Generation Everyone Loves to Hate — and Why That’s Too Simple

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We’ve Seen This Before

When Fear Replaces the Badge

Jan 19, 2026 · 6 min read · 115 claps paywalled #ice-agent #protest #minneapolis

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The Diamond I Left Behind

There is a state park in Arkansas where ordinary people can dig for diamonds. Not metaphorical diamonds. Actual diamonds. Crater of…

Jul 11, 2026 · 7 min read · 108 claps paywalled #regret #life-lessons #meaning-of-life

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Why Do Aging Experts Preach Kale When Every Centenarian Claims the Secret Is Whiskey and Cigars?

Every few months, the internet serves up another centenarian like a grinning rebuke to modern medicine.

May 30, 2026 · 6 min read · 105 claps paywalled #aging #longevity #healthy-aging

Why Do Aging Experts Preach Kale When Every Centenarian Claims the Secret Is Whiskey and Cigars?

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Project Executive Intelligence: A Shareholder Proposal for AI-Enabled CEO Replacement Across the…

American corporations have spent the past several years evaluating how artificial intelligence can improve productivity, reduce costs…

Jun 21, 2026 · 12 min read · 101 claps paywalled #artificial-intelligence #corporate-governance #executive-pay

Project Executive Intelligence: A Shareholder Proposal for AI-Enabled CEO Replacement Across the…

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The Best Retirement Gigs Are Boring, Flexible, and Not Physically Punishing

There is a particular kind of retirement fantasy sold to older Americans now, and it usually comes wrapped in the language of freedom.

Jun 08, 2026 · 10 min read · 101 claps paywalled #retirement #retirement-planning #side-hustle

The Best Retirement Gigs Are Boring, Flexible, and Not Physically Punishing

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The Retirement Gap

Why Decades of Advice Still Didn’t Prepare Us

Apr 01, 2026 · 7 min read · 82 claps paywalled #retirment #personal-finance #investing

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How Not to Become the “Get Off My Lawn” Guy

There’s a moment in every man’s life when the soundtrack of the world feels like it’s been remixed just to irritate him.

Mar 24, 2026 · 4 min read · 81 claps paywalled #aging #senior-lifestyles #generational-divide

How Not to Become the “Get Off My Lawn” Guy

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Interview Judo: How Seniors Can Flip Ageism Into Their Strongest Move

Let’s not kid ourselves. If you’re over 50 and looking for work, you’re stepping into a ring where the deck is stacked against you. You’ve…

Oct 20, 2025 · 5 min read · 80 claps paywalled #ageism #job-interview #career-advice

Interview Judo: How Seniors Can Flip Ageism Into Their Strongest Move

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Hearing Loss Makes You Look Like a Jerk Before It Makes You Look Old

There is a particular kind of social punishment reserved for people who cannot hear well.

May 22, 2026 · 13 min read · 78 claps paywalled #aging #hearing-loss #senior-health

Hearing Loss Makes You Look Like a Jerk Before It Makes You Look Old

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Are Snowbirds Still a Thing?

The Migration Isn’t Dead. The Fantasy Is.

Jun 01, 2026 · 6 min read · 66 claps paywalled #snowbird #retirement #aging

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Retirement Is Becoming Something You Take in Installments

The old retirement story is finally showing its age.

May 21, 2026 · 9 min read · 57 claps paywalled #retirement #retirement-planning #financial-planning

Retirement Is Becoming Something You Take in Installments

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From Horse Shit to AI Prompts: What My Grandmother’s Story Taught Me About the Cost of Progress

My grandmother was the first woman in Larvik, Norway, to get a driver’s license. She never made a big deal out of it, but when she spoke…

Aug 04, 2025 · 4 min read · 56 claps paywalled #careers #unemployment #job-transition

From Horse Shit to AI Prompts: What My Grandmother’s Story Taught Me About the Cost of Progress

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The Future of Retirement in the Age of AI

Retirement Was Built for a World That Is Disappearing

May 26, 2026 · 16 min read · 52 claps paywalled #retirement #artificial-intelligence #aging

The Future of Retirement in the Age of AI

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Aging in the Age of Passwords

Modern life now comes with a login screen

May 23, 2026 · 11 min read · 50 claps paywalled #aging #retirement #seniors

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The Soundtrack Problem

Why the Music of Your Youth Does Not Stay in the Past

May 20, 2026 · 10 min read · 50 claps paywalled #nostalgia #music #aging

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Mind-Wandering Is Not Alzheimer’s

Why Losing the Thread of a Paragraph Does Not Mean You Are Losing Your Mind

May 29, 2026 · 8 min read · 42 claps paywalled #alzheimers #mind-wandering #aging

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The Lure of Nostalgia

It usually starts without ceremony.

Jan 12, 2026 · 4 min read · 41 claps paywalled #nostalgia #aging #retirment

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Before the Doctor Says a Word

You are sitting in the doctor’s exam room, and the door is closed.

Jul 26, 2026 · 6 min read · 35 claps paywalled #health #aging #healthcare