The person thinks inflation and pyramid schemes are the same thing. I think your argument is falling on deaf ears.

Pause.

Alan Moore

Saga of the Swamp Thing and Watchmen are two amazing runs of comics he wrote.

Huge fan of his recent-ish novel, Jerusalem.

Literally boots.

Work boots for my jobs doing physical labor. I would spend around or slightly under $100 every year for a new pair because theater, construction and pest control destroyed a pair a year.

Then I bought Redwings for close to $300. They lasted 3 years before the pandemic and likely would continue to last in those types of career for years to come.

Sleep.

I want deep, restful sleep.

For 8-10 hours uninterrupted by anyone or anything.

Navi from Ocarina of Time.

Literally the Clippy of Zelda.

"Hey! Listen!"

How about shut the fuck up you stupid firefly from hell?

Everyone is just playing a role while at work. Humans are more than their function in a business or society.

If you're in the US, I'm pretty sure they can't fire you because of ADHD related causes. They can come up with other reasons, but your neurodivergence is a recognized medical condition.

River Raid for the Atari 2600

I'm one of those people who has never really stopped having cravings. It only gets bad when I'm really stressed but it is low key there 24/7.

Thankfully, it's only really a battle when I'm stressed.

Enshrouded and Old School Runescape

My step uncle is one of the most thoughtful and considerate bosses I have ever experienced. It was just him, myself and his best friend Artur doing construction for years after hurricane Sandy. The pay wasn't amazing for any of us but it was how he treated us and the other couple people that would rotate in that really stayed with me.

It's the only place I've ever been encouraged to take the breaks needed when doing grueling, back breaking labor in the blistering heat and freezing cold. I was also encouraged and told to take the time actually needed to complete a task as long as it was done correctly. I honestly only saw us mess up a bare handful of times in the five years I worked for him.

He bought us lunch every day. Normally at some cool local joint he knew in the area we were working in. And lunch was almost always closer to two hours than one. We pretty much would finish lunch then have poop time because we were all on the same schedule.

My work day "started" at 8am. But that just was when I got to his house and he'd be there reading the paper eating breakfast. I was offered anything at the table, always given coffee when I asked. About thirty minutes after I showed up, I'd be asked to go grab Artur from his little studio apartment out back.

I wasn't treated this way because I was family. Anyone that worked with us was treated the same way. Like a human being.

Don't get me wrong. We absolutely busted our asses and did high quality work. And if we had to pour a foundation or something time sensitive, that shit always got done in the time needed.

This is how bosses are supposed to be. Leading from the front lines. Leading by example.

The Beatles had a huge and demonstrable effect on a large portion of rock n roll music. I'm not their biggest fan in any way, but you can literally see how they helped initiate a huge change in popular music in their era if you look at what came before them and what came after. It's pretty disingenuous to claim it was mainly only hype.