Most people have the wrong idea of what it means to retire, and that is why they believe they will never be able to do it.
Many tell you that you need more than $1,000,000 to think about retirement, others that you will never be able to do it because the government and economy will never let you, and finally, the FIRE movement gurus who tell you that the only way is creating a millionaire business that let you live in peace (like this is as easy as learning to cook).
Part of those misconceptions are because of social media.