Succinct way of describing it there, especially if prior infection is even stronger than the vaccine.

Unfortunately, vaccine passports appear to be used more as a punishment for not complying than being about disease control.

Edit - Incredible how you can be downvoted for laying out crystal clear logic there. Covid, eh!

I cashed out and stopped working around 37.

It has been a very difficult transition for me. I have had 3 or 4 years of borderline depression despite having more money than god :-)

The loss of structure, status, social interaction, goals hits hard.

The problem is, I don’t want a job and probably lack the motivation to do another business.

I need to build hobbies and friends outside of a work context, I know.

My advice to people is to be careful what you wish for!

If you have more money than god then why not start a non-profit of some sort? Between being a millionaire and still being an organization leader, there's plenty of status there. And you get to call yourself a philanthropist which is pretty flashy.

It's work, sure, but all you really have to do is hire the right person to lead the effort (and build a team under them) while you call the bigger shots. It only requires as much energy as you want to put in.

Yes indeed. That’s why I always question people who only focus on financial success. I have met way too many people who were financially independent and seriously unhappy/depressed.