Why are we chasing financial independence? [closed] (opens in new tab)

Looking for consultation: Confused at why am I wasting time planning for financial independence so curious how others have thought through this. 33 male working at gdm, so I think I’m too 1%? I think as long as I invest just in the index funds, I’ll be at 3m or so in 12 years. I actually really enjoy my work, but sometimes I’m like why am I working here, sometimes I’m like why don’t I get a 100k job and just chill, sometimes I’m like why do I spend time to figure out how to squeeze that 2 or ...