> do you have the risk-tolerance like this guy to say "fuck it, it will all work out,"

He posted a follow-up blog post years later. Sadly, it didn't work out for him. He had to return to work.

I agree with your general sentiment: Some of these extreme early retirement stories are really pushing the limits reasonable amounts of money to retire with. I don't think it's reasonable for people in their 30s or even 20s to look at their finances and assume their spending will stay constant for the next 6 decades of their lives.