A lot of folks have their work tied to their personality like that.

I do kind of get the idea of working into retirement - I actually really like my job, it’s not soul crushing, and I pretty much get paid to learn things and write about them. In that regard, I’d be okay to keep going for a long time because I fucking love learning. It’s a sweet gig, and super rare. Big difference vs. someone conditioned to toil to their detriment.

I will retire, but when I do, I intend to be active in other things related to what I do for work. Volunteerism, mentoring, etc.