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I’m not really retired, I’m just not getting paid.
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The speaker humorously rejects the usual meaning of “retired.” They are saying that stopping paid employment does not necessarily mean stopping work or activity. The line turns retirement into a question of payment: the work may still be happening, but no longer brings in a wage.
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