@woofknight Finished == done/reached the end, measured linearly like a timeline
Complete == became whole/there's nothing left to gain, measured by what's there vs what isn't
BOOMER: "Nobody wants to work anymore."
YOU: "I work 50 hours a week."
BOOMER: "Doing what, on a computer?"
YOU: "Yes. It pays $58,000."
BOOMER: "I made $18,000 and owned a house."
YOU: "That's the whole point."
BOOMER: "We didn't complain, we just worked."
YOU: "You worked one job and got a pension. I work one job and get a 401k match if I'm lucky."
BOOMER: "Nobody handed me anything."
YOU: "College was $600 a year. Your first house was 2x your salary. Your employer covered your family's health insurance."
BOOMER: "That was normal back then."
YOU: "Exactly. It was normal. Now it's impossible."
BOOMER: "So what do you want, a handout?"
YOU: "I want what was normal."
BOOMER: *silent*
You didn't outwork us.
You just lived in the version of the country where working was enough.
@Lurin3D Good work only comes when you're enjoying the process, I don't think anyone would blame you for wanting more than focusing on just "crank out as much of the same thing as possible".
Imo the unexpected randomness is what makes things interesting
@BrianAtlas It's not necessarily because of being too nice, it's being as flavorful as an unsalted pretzel stick. They wanna be comfy, but they also crave random adventure.
Give them a story they can explore where they know it's gonna be enjoyable, but not extremely predictable and boring
@MensHumor Pulp Fiction. Hopelessly drawn out, everything out of order, hasn't aged well, but there's just enough quotable scenes of gold that it's resting on the strongest toothpicks ever made