In summary, early retirement is a choice. The global economy is making it difficult to achieve it, but we can still try our best to plan toward enjoying it by saving, investing, and healthy living.
In my estimation early retirement is a choice if you leave in an economy that is already developed. In an economy where the government actually cares for her citizens and have been able to provide the basic and amenities for them. But if you leave in an economy that is still developing early retirement will only be a wish. Because you can't retire early and have it going good for you. In this type of economy you have to work twice as hard to even erk out a good living for yourself and while you are at it retiring early would be the last thing on your list. That is why you should do work that you love, take time out to relax, eat healthy, invest no matter how little even while you are actively working.
It's agreed. Retirements is mostly considered based on the economy situations, nature of jobs and the concerns of the government towards their citizens welfares.
Just as said, if living in a crumbling economy, most citizens wouldn't even mind the nature of the job but all they cares about of the job because they're afraid of coping with life after retirements but if living in a developed country of course citizens would be indebt to retire with the alignments that the governments would take cares of their basic and essential needs.
But of all in both developed and undeveloped economy, savings and investing would always give citizens a more better reliance to live a better life because the government can't always give it all.