On topic? You expect this board, which is legendary for its thread hijacks, to stay on topic?!? Good luck with that.The title above says Early Retirement Org.
I wonder if the forum as a whole could stick to issues that involve retirement or early retirement...
Of the nearly 10,000 registered members on this board, you appear to be the only one offended by the topic. I'd try not to take it personally, because it's not necessarily about you personally.... and that threads in forums complaining about people who get early retirement or retirement pensions could be eliminated.
If you're offended by a particular poster, that's what the "Ignore Poster" feature is for.
From http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/misc.php?do=sknetwork&page=rules :
Other than politics not directly related to early retirement, we don't have rules about what is appropriate discussion material. Certainly any discussions related to early retirement are welcome - we don't have any "party line" and while individual members may have (and express) strong opinions on anything from paying off your mortgage early to the wisdom of annuities, they speak for themselves.
We just ask everyone to follow the "reasonable person" principle.
You can wonder and you can wish, but I think you'll be a lot more successful at changing your own behavior/feelings before you'll succeed in changing any of the behavior/feelings of the other posters.I just wish that these kinds of sometimes nasty complaining could not be a part of this forum. Its not my choice, and after awhile one just learns to ignore certain threads or certain people who complain all the time, but still....... Its my thought.
There are many other retirement discussion boards out there on the Internet, and maybe you'll feel more welcome on one of them. You could even start your own.
As dozens of other members have learned for themselves, if this place is making you grumpy then you either need to take a break or move on.