I went from a decent middle class career where I showed up and had the stress and did the thing and I got to go spend and do things. I was not some even mid level southside subdivision resident nor would I want to be. I make less now and am not just happier and more simple but also see so much not just consumerism but trying to maintain face and status quo…for largely people who have half the time “fake” job titles. Fake because it’s largely subdivides of what was one persons job decades ago.

There are people who will wait in a 23 deep Starbucks’s line in their car to avoid being maybe customer number 2 if you parked and walked inside and left 30 minutes earlier. That’s not even shitty weather dependent….it’s every hour they are open.

Many people in this country have became soft as we became a service based economy instead of a manufacturing economy and honestly still have too much money and entitlement.

The economic side of my interests sees a bad next decade. Real owners know the customers that aren’t worth the trouble and would rather reward the good ones or spend time trying to bring in new ones. Retail secret shops and ratings are a Karen business evaluation model that is not helpful for the most part. We all have bad days, but it’s ok to not deal with PITA’s when needed.