FA shudders to think about net withdrawal. In fact I cannot recall how I survived my job before I could 8/40/5 surf, with intermittant interruptions for phone calls, faking interest in main function, etc. I have adapted to the new reality. I cannot go back. There IS no return. Retirement, maybe but even that is so far planned around sharing my inspirations via photograpy/music website. Would life become meaningless? Not totally, the loss would just result in much less impact per life. For all our traffic congestion, lack of personal doctors, advertising exposure hells, aldulterated foods, etc. we at least have had a taste of expanded immortality.