I wish I could remember where I read it, but the focus on just Recycle was encouraged as the main narrative by corporations which didn’t want to give up the myth of endless growth.

Why not both? Downcycle the old EV batteries for grid storage, then when they reach the end of useful life, recycle them. We need to resurrect the first 2 R’s (Reduce, Reuse) to be able to survive on this planet.

Typical US citizen, butting into a conversation that isn’t even about you. We’re talking about global matters, not your backwater shithole.

Then God or the Fates (or whatever you want to call the Universe) had better things in store for you than that job.

I want to keep my new job private for my own personal reasons, but the previous job is a city janitor for various hockey arenas. I’ve learned not to burn myself out working for someone else, and I love the novelty of being able to work in a unionized environment, hence the sitting on my bum whenever I get the chance.

Don’t get me wrong, there are days where I don’t have any time to sit at all, but there’s a lot more downtime with this job than any others I’ve had.

Why should you feel guilty about doing some discreet reading/listening on the clock when all the rest of those lazy assholes can get away with it? Pardon my language, but seriously.

The only job worth putting 100% work into? Owning your own business. I did it before, and got sick of working all the time. Now, I’m finishing up a job where I could sit on my ass and read for half the shift because they were hurting so badly for people, and going into another role where when I work overnight shifts, I can basically read all the time.

May I ask what you do for work? If you have a desk job, is there any way you can incorporate personal e-books into your work?

People are lazy and want to be allowed to be lazy. If you look like you’re “working too hard” then you’ll make the rest of them look bad, and the bosses will cut back their positions, and make more work for them. So, why not make that somehow work to your advantage, if you like to read?