George- I'm not going to tell you how to feel about your current situation, most certainly when I don't know explicit details, so obviously react and retract those reactions as you wish.

I don't personally feel that was a "rant", nor unnecessary to post. If you are unable to work, at some point you don't actually have a choice about retirement. It's pretty much thrust upon you.

And the kicker is, if you can't work, but the SSA disagrees, you are seen as lazy or worse but have little to no money coming in to boot. Even if you can kinda-sorta-work but not to the extent where you can get decent health coverage or reliable income, you are kind of screwed because then you can't properly take care of your mental health and it's like a sick cycle.

It's not like you were comparing your personal "entitlement" to the money you have put in to anyone else's supposed "entitlement" to the same. You can be frustrated and disappointed without having to push other people lower than yourself- which is pretty much what you did.

I personally think you are fine here, George.
We all have to get it out sometimes, lest the negative eat us up.

But, I don't know details.
So.