Modern employment strikes me as odd. You go to work, sit in an office for 5 days, and at the end of the week you get a piece of paper with numbers on it. This piece of paper you then take to a big building and give to a stranger behind a desk. You're informed that this paper is worth something and that it can be used to support life. People even steal similar pieces of paper because it has a supposed value. But the paper itself is worthless. You can't eat it. You can't build a house out of it. (Maybe you can burn it to keep warm.) We never actually see it's value either. We deposit it. It automatically is spent. The lights stay on and we never notice any difference. Most people endure grueling hours of irritation for no other reason. The bartering system of yore made sense. Two chickens for a duck and four apples? Perfectly logical! (Okay, three apples.) But Humorous Hermes, what about the buying power of the dollar? What power? Other people tell you how to spend your money (*cough cough Walmart cough*). Why do you think everyone complains about not buying what they really desire? Score 1 for the barter system.
Not having a firm grasp on the capitalist monetary system has made finding work a challenging task; especially when no one wants to pay you in burritos and Easy Mac. Everyone dreams about glamorous jobs as a child. When I was 5 years old I knew I wanted to be a basketball star. That dream was quenched with the realization that I would never be 8 feet tall (which is the minimal height required by the NBA). So I changed career paths to something more feasible, Jedi master. This ended not because of a lack of skill but because no one was available to teach me. (I hear they all live in a galaxy far far away.) Unfortunately professional nerd is not a paying position. Yet. If anyone is looking for a dweeb who knows a lot of useless information about made up realities, give me a call. Must be able to pay 2 burritos a day.
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