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But you can greatly improve your lot in life through investments, thus delaying death further while also improving the quality of life of those years.

Once we get to the idea of "improving", things become tricky. I mean... improve what? As long as we have the bare minimum necessities covered, it's then just a matter of entertaining yourself until you die. Unless you get entertainment out of slaving away and fantasizing about some future that you don't exist in yet, and possibly won't at all, and definitely will not after a certain amount of time, then life really starts to suck at this point.

Regardless of job, if you can save and invest then you should. You're making assumptions about me but you're way off. I live a minimalist life. I drive a cheap and simple car, use an old phone with a $30 a month unlimited plan (very useful, it's paid itself back in utility), live in a modest house, and pay $15 a month for the lowest tier of internet (10mbps. I don't even subscribe to cable nor do I have a TV). Could I do with less? Sure, but it'd impact my quality of life. If you're all about the bare necessities, then why are you on the internet?

I'm not making any assumptions about you, I'm not talking about you directly. Just the system in general. Of course, I enjoy getting what i want, too. But is it ever enough? All the nice little trinkets in the world are never enough to completely satisfy. But that's not to say I don't enjoy these trinkets. They're definitely fun to fiddle with from time to time.