I’m “semi” retired via the FIRE path after a decade of FAANG. It was always my plan to retire early after reading Cryptonomicon in college and learning about the concept of “fuck you money”. I’ve been spending my time learning random topics and still writing code. I’m thinking about going back to work again because things are ramping up in the AI and VR space but it’s hard to find a job at a company working on bleeding edge technology that will not require me to work 40+ hours a week.

I fully support the idea of early retirement via FIRE. Even if a person doesn’t decide to actually retire, having the freedom to do so is an amazing feeling. Similarly, the current freedom I have to continue being semi-retired, go back to work, or just sit around playing video games feels amazing. It makes the insane amount of effort that I put in for a decade worth it.