Basically, Vinge got old, and - IMO - it's rare that an SF author > 70 can still write compelling stuff the way he did earlier. e.g. Niven hasn't written anything great (or even good?) since 1990 :(
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You think you can make me feel worse about my failures than I can? Good luck.
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"Debt free" Not yet! 8 more days til the check clears. Panic over having zero retirement savings already kicking in.
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I figure if I save 50% of my salary (70% post tax) for 20 years I can just - just - recover from ruining my life in my 30s.
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For me it was (a) running my own firm for 15 years, and making $0-40k most of those years, (b) losing my retirement savings in the post 2008 carnage. Starting over at 47 sucks. /shrug Onward.
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