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We are often told that we must respect others, and that is true...until they begin to disrespect us. Certainly everyone deserves a certain amount of respect; no person, no matter how vile, deserves to be raped, for example, nor do I know of anyone who deserves to be tortured. Even absolute scoundrels deserve a basic amount of human decency. But, in many instances, we have gone far beyond that, providing those who have received good fortune by pure chance, not by "hard work", as they often incorrectly call it, with blind worship and adulation. While it is true that the Teslas and the Joe Manchins and the Mark Zuckerbergs and the Ted Sarandoses and the Kayne Wests of the world have achieved goals in life, it is also true that, in order to accomplish those goals, they all were mean, nasty, cunning, cold, snobbish, and awful to achieve those goals. Not one of the people I have listed above have done anything good for humanity, not one thing. Tesla was recently ordered to pay money to his black employees for obviously racist comments; he also spreads conspiracy theories on his Twitter page on a regular basis. Joe Manchin just saw to it that big oil will continue to pollute the environment, while also helping republicans deny poor black people the right to vote and supporting the Texas abortion ban, all of which he is proud of by the way. Instead of owning up to his mistakes, Zuckerberg went full coward and changed the name of his company to avoid accountability for the teenagers whose lives he helped ruin or, in some cases, end (not to mention how he propelled obscure right wing extremists to fame and fortune on his little metaverse). Apart from ritualistically promoting anti-LGBTQIA stances on his platform, Ted Sarandos (CEO of Netflix) is also at the center of the Hollywood union strike because he has refused to pay tech crews, designers and assistants a fair wage, even though he made a huge fortune during the pandemic. Kayne West loves to waste money on cheeseburgers at McDonald's so he has none left over to pay his workers; the billionaire has failed to pay his employees on multiple occasions, but perhaps the most egregious of these was his "Sunday Service" venture, where he pretended to walk on water and to be a Christian before failing to pay 1,000 workers. Had Kayne read the bible he loves to wave in other people's faces, he may have noted at least one of the 100 verses that strictly forbid the wealthy from not paying their workers: "Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue  to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom  honor is owed." (Romans 13:7) Kayne was also a big ho for Trump, even going so far as to run a fake campaign to take away votes from Joe Biden. These people are the scum of the earth and, if you are like most people, you want to be like them. You respect their success because they gained wealth by harming others. You respect their callousness, not their creativity. Many people wish they could be like Joe Manchin, not because Joe Manchin is a good person, but because he sips sweet tea on a yacht while denying your black friends the right to vote. People secretly want to be that ruthless, that heartless, that careless because that is what it takes to be rich and famous. Life would be a whole lot easier if you were Mark Zuckerberg and could just allow the deaths of innocent children to roll off your shoulders while you rake in another few million. One quick glimpse into the minds of people and you will find that they reserve their respect for villains, thieves and murderers. And so of course I do not respect the worshipers of thieves; I give them only the most basic form of respect for their constitutionally protected freedoms, nothing more. Thieves do not deserve my respect; they are the dirt between the crevices of my boots: filthy, diseased and utterly useless. I reserve my respect for those who lift us up, not hold us down. 

In America we are constantly reminded that we have no real value, not the kind that big time executives and the captains of industry desire anyway. Of course we actually do have very real value, the kind that matters: we enrich the lives of our friends and relatives, we provide charity to those less fortunate than us, we make the forlorn smile with our art, we help others see that learning is not all dull with our wit, we cheer sick people up, we tell those who are depressed that we are there for them, whenever they need us, and so on. We do so much, but we get so little in return. I still remember being a young lad, not more than thirteen years of age, when both of my parents fell violently ill. I helped to nurse them back to health. I cooked and cleaned for them every night. I acted as a parent for my lovely niece who was always in a good mood, even when my father died years later, she was there to make me smile. She was returning the favor for all the years I took care of her the best way that she knew how. Children understand that when you do something for them that they should do it in return. This is because we teach children to share. However, adults do not share; adults take advantage. Even more than the memory of my niece's laughter, I remember the agony of my father's cancer. He screamed and writhed in pain, sometimes for hours, sometimes so loudly you could not sleep. I remember that so much more vividly than my niece's smile. The agony drowns out the happiness and all that is left is sorrow. Perhaps I could have done more; perhaps I could have done more. Perhaps then I would have received something for all my trouble. Perhaps witnessing your mother have a stroke at twelve is not enough. Perhaps having violent seizures because of epilepsy is not enough. Perhaps there is more suffering to be done; it is never quite enough for the captains of industry. You must suffer more; you must grin and bear a little longer. Then, maybe, just maybe, you will get a few of their table scraps, but only if you are good, only if you are quiet, none of that smiling crap. The captains of industry have no time for smiling children. There are too many fine cheeses to savor, too many fine wines to guzzle, too many slabs of meat to devour, too many fashion trends to follow, and, most  importantly, too many statues to win. You are taught when you are a child that the person with the statue is more important than you, that they are superior to you in some way. This is how we know who are our betters, a golden idol shinning bright. In 2018, the Oscar award show costs 44 million dollars to produce for just that one year alone; that is more money than most people will ever make in their entire lives. Less than a statue; that is the message. During Emmy season, networks pay 60-80 million dollars on Emmy campaigns so that they can take home the 400 dollar statues. 60-80 million dollars for prestige, for superiority...for a statue. The 2018 Grammy award ceremony is reported to have gone over budget by 8 million dollars. Eight million dollars flushed down the toilet to hand out statue after statue in order to appease ego after ego. How many children could have been fed with that eight million dollars? Nobody cares; children are less than a statue. Then the recipient gives a speech, a speech about how important they are, about how hard they worked, about the little people (they mean the people without statues, the people who cannot afford to feed their children) who helped the statue winners appear superior to others. They go on and on with these speeches so much that the music plays signaling that their time is up, but they talk anyway. They talk over the music; little people are playing the music after all, yet more people who are less than a statue. And so the big egos wave their golden idols in our faces, signaling that they are the best and brightest the world has to offer. We are beneath them; they are the ones with the statues.

I know that most drugs in moderation are harmless, but I still am going to give you this public service announcement nonetheless. Kids, I told you once and I will tell you again, do not do crack. It messes with your brain and turns you into a loud mouth with everything to prove and nothing important to say. Though the side effects of crack (the loudness, the abrasiveness, the openness to experience, the sudden nonsensical outbursts, etc.) may very well land you a job on some alphabet soup network like ESPN, do not think for one second that it will lead you anywhere positive in the end. Wealthy white people are under the impression that any black person they dress up for television will appeal to black people simply because they are black. Uh, that ain't true though. Most of these black people with money have lost their damn minds and normal black people are starting to catch on. You got Allen West telling people not to get vaccinated. You got R. Kelley trying to make me feel bad for him because he got caught having sex with teenagers. You got Candace Owens acting like Ben Shapiro for likes on Twitter. You got Kayne West showing up to McDonald's looking like he got in a fight with an electric shaver and lost. You would think that the one place you could go for some normal black people is ESPN. I mean, all they have to do is talk about sports; there's nothing political about that, right? Well, there certainly shouldn't be, but I am afraid that ESPN has gone the way of Fox News, inviting shock journalists to come on TV and make their crackhead opinions known to boost ratings. I suppose I knew it would eventually end up here for ESPN. Sports in general have nothing more to offer than men in tights and most people can get that for free on the internet. The fantasy sports thing is also becoming nerdier by the day. While some men are willing to drop a few grand to gamble...ahem, I mean, play "fantasy" sports with their favorite teams, I bet that most men simply do not have the cash for it. Then there is the drama that comes along with professional athletes. After the third or fourth affair, the fifth or sixth trophy wife and the subsequent divorces and lawsuits that accompany them all, people get a little exhausted. Then we have to hear their opinions on political and scientific issues, even though most of them got through school by throwing balls around and skipping class. Needless to say, they are not the most informed bunch. The sports world has also been tremendously stupid when it comes to getting vaccinated, with coaches and athletes alike using this as their chance to make a fool of themselves by refusing to give a damn about not only their teammates, but the fans who pay sometimes thousands (season ticket holders or just sports enthusiasts) a year to come and see them do something that they could do in their own backyards. You would think that, if you were able to scam enough people into paying large sums of money to see you do what used to be considered a child's hobby until the 1920s, you would at least be smart enough to employ journalists who did not act a fool. But, for ESPN, that is too much to ask. So, this crazy ass crackhead black lady on ESPN decided to say that Barrack Obama was not black enough to be black. I have dealt with idiots like this my whole life, always telling me I am not black because my skin is not dark enough in hue. Let me tell you right now, the darkness of your skin color may impress your white friends, but it does not impress me one bit. That is a vanity measure. Black people with lighter hues in their skin tone go through just as much hate as black people with darker hues. It does not get any easier when you have a lighter skin tone. You have to be white to get those benefits and even then it does not always work. I have a similar color to Obama, and I have been harassed by police and denied employment my whole life. You're not blacker than us. Please step away from the crack pipe.

Instagram has been getting some pretty negative coverage lately because a recent study, along with several whistle blowers, have indeed confirmed that the famed face obsessed site is a breeding ground for self-hatred when it comes to young people. This is much less a question of the media's effects on young people, as it is a critique of the unrealistic filters Instagram employs. These photo shop options allow people to erase normal parts of the human body, such as blemishes and extra weight, making them appear like more of a statue than a human. As I have said before, much of modern media is nothing more than a cartoon fantasy. Real people do not look perfect; this is what makes us human. Young people have a difficult time prioritizing what is most important so it is up to those of us who have already been through our peer pressure years to be their guides through the social media world. We cannot allow modern society's distaste for children to overshadow human decency. Congress will likely do nothing about Instagram's disregard for our children's well-being. This is not the first time Zuckerberg has been invited to Capitol Hill to defend his shady monopoly on modern fashion, and it most likely will not be the last. But we do not have time for Congress to drag its feet here. Young people need help now, not twenty years from now. Facebook's own internal research (likely compromised due to bias, thereby making the negative effects seem less worse than they actually are) shows that, "We make body image issues worse for one in three teen girls," said one internal presentation slide obtained by The eJournal,  summarizing research about teen girls who experience the issues. Among  teens who reported suicidal thoughts, 13% of British users and 6% of  American users traced the desire to kill themselves to Instagram, one  presentation showed, according to The Journal." (CNN) Of course Instagram responded with the usual bullshit, saying something about how much they care about their users and that they would never, ever do anything to hurt you. Whatever, every corporation says that when they get in trouble. Are they actually doing anything about it? No and believe me when I say that, apart from another odd video of Zuckerberg riding a surfboard in his chonies, they will never do anything about it. But all media has this effect, right? Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions. According to the same internal report, "some problems with teen mental health were specific to Instagram, and  not social media more broadly, especially when it comes to "social  comparison." That's when users focus on how their wealth, appearance or  success stacks up against other people on the platform." (Wall Street Journal) More and more this is looking a problem with Instagram in particular; there is something about that platform specifically that emphasizes wealth, status and beauty over intelligence, wit and honesty. But where are the consequences for Mark E. Mark? Platforms like Youtube and Twitter have gotten their fair share of negative press, but somehow the Zuck has remained largely unscathed, even though his platform is demonstrably worse than either of the other social media giants. What gives? Well, Zuckerberg, whether he wants to admit to it or not, has been a boon for conservatives. Apart from the known fact that Facebook boosts conservative posts, spreading the right's toxic message faster than a fundamentalist spreads STDs, Zuckerberg is also a staunch opponent of government regulation of any kind, not because he is some freedom loving political care bear, but because that would mean he would not make as much money. The wealthy man's heart lies in the bank account. They do not support policies to better society, but to profit from it. Right now, Instagram is profiting from the mental health problems and deaths of your children. Since 2007, suicide for people 10-24 increased 60%.

Do you remember how America sung the praises of firefighters after the September 11, 2001 attacks? I do; I remember it very well. The heroes, as they were then called, became almost synonymous with celebrities, especially with the celebrities who instructed their fans to do the same. Big business also capitalized on the firefighter craze, making several box office smashes (and blunders), children's books and graphic novels based on firefighting. But that was not all. There were t-shirts, posters, toys, and various collectibles all forged with the firefighting image. But celebrities made the real profits. The firefighters were mostly left behind. In June of 2021, firefighters in the bay area were being paid a whopping $13.25 starting; that is less than some people in the bay area make working fast food jobs, which tend to pay as high $16 an hour. "The federal firefighters are often working side-by-side with crews  from Cal Fire and other agencies who often make double what they do." (NBC Bay Area News) Wow, thirteen bucks an hour is the hero wage huh? I think most people in this case would rather play the villain. Many firefighters have left the field for other careers in the private sector that pay more, leaving the climate crisis to literally burn California homes to the ground. The funny thing about betraying your heroes is that the decision usually results in you losing your livelihood or even your life. Here is an excerpt from an article in which an obviously grief-stricken firefighter recounts the horrors of being a firefighter, eventually admitting that no firefighter leaves unscathed, "They will never feel the profound sadness that we do as a result of  seeing too much. They will never breathe in the smell of death as it  lingers on the recently deceased, before the undertaker does his work.  They will never wonder how they will even make it home, and get on with  things after what they've witnessed." (firerescue1.com) All of that while having to cope with the fact that there are high school students who earn a higher wage than you do. These are your heroes and you have turned your backs on them. The military has been another victim of this hero abandonment. Do your remember the flag pins Americans once wore? I do; I still remember thinking to myself, "give it some time and those flag pins will be in the garage with the Pokemon cards and the beanie babies, doing nothing more than collecting dust and making useless clutter." And I was right, of course. As of 2015, 1.5 million veterans were living in poverty in America; that figure has likely gotten worse over time. "The veteran poverty rate for vets between 18 and 34 years old is higher than all other age groups. This group, of course, means that the veterans of the Gulf War and Afghanistan have higher poverty rates than other veterans." (nvf.org) When one understands just how far the mighty fall in America, it becomes easy to understand why some veterans and firefighters may find Trumpism and the radical right appealing; despair breeds radicalism. This is why I was so dismayed to see medical professionals being referred to as heroes, and now they are experiencing the backlash as well. Nurses and doctors are being fitted with panic buttons because attacks in hospitals have become so frequent. But the health shit show does not stop there: Standford Healthcare cut nurses and doctors' salaries by a whopping 20% while those doctors and nurses were treating covid patients, Kaiser laid off hundreds of healthcare workers in May 2021 alone, hours were slashed for healthcare workers in San Jose, and that is just skimming the surface. 24,000 nurses from California and Oregon are threatening to strike due to mistreatment and low wages. USC nurses went on strike in 2021. In August nursing strikes in Mass. forced hospitals to hire less skilled replacements. Where were the outcries? The poems? The pins? The toys? The documentaries? Nowhere to be found.

Strength is not well like in America, not real strength anyway. No one likes a downer. Everyone loves a joker. This is an observable fact about American politics. Crack a few jokes about grabbing women by their privates and you could be the next president. Leak some information about Dave Chapelle's next comedy special and your ass is out the door. That is just the way America is. So it takes a really strong person to stand up for what they know is right, what they know to be the truth. But people hate the truth and they hate the strength that it takes to tell the truth. It makes them feel weak, insecure and fragile. People do not like to feel this way; they do not like to be "judged" as they would most likely put it. After all, it is not their fault; nothing is ever anyone's fault anymore. We live in a childish age where responsibility is always thrown upon some daddy figure; that daddy figure could be Donald Trump or it could be Joe Biden. It does not really matter who the daddy figure is at the time; the point is no one is ever willing to stand up for what they believe in on their own. They need some celebrity or political figure or religious guru to do that part for them. This is why when you go on social media all you ever hear are the same arguments being parroted from the various network talking heads; the network in question could be Netflix or it could be Fox News (again, it does not matter who you are parroting; the point is that you are parroting). In this muddled world of mudslinging where people do not even bring their own mud to sling, but lease it from popular commentators, the humanity of people is completely lost. Because the humanity is lost, originality becomes scarce. Everyone is too afraid of being too politically correct. Everyone is equally afraid of being too extreme. So, on both the left and the right you are left with cowardice, a bunch of people who really stand for nothing. In this increasingly neutral world it is difficult to tell where anyone stands anymore. One day they are on the right, the next day they are on the left, and, on days where centrists senators derail legislation, people magically end up in the middle. Can we really trust people who so easily flip from one side to the other if they do not even stand for anything at all? Our politics is now essentially a fast food value menu. Everything is cheap so you can have it your way. A far right corporate darling like Joe Manchin, who happens to think abortion is wrong by the way, is "moderate". A company like Netflix, which has contracts with the Sharia law promoting nation of Saudi Arabia is considered a safe haven for "progressives". Dave Chapelle, who was pretty liberal when I was growing up, is now a hero for conservatives because of his hatred for what he and the right have termed "cancel culture". Where does this redefinition of words ever end? Why are people just allowed to go around pretending to stand for causes while at the same time actively working against those causes for profit? Some will blame it on capitalism, but I am not so sure about that. I think that playing both sides of the aisle has become synonymous with being political in America. Being political in America now means being "politically incorrect" and being "politically incorrect" means employing Orwell's concept of double think, the acceptance of or mental capacity to accept  contrary opinions or beliefs at the same time, especially as a result of  political indoctrination. Contrariness has nothing to do with strength of course; it is, indeed, the epitome of weakness. I cannot be weak enough to dine with Saudi kings on Friday while lunching with the LGBTQIA community on Saturday. I cannot be weak enough to destroy climate justice while taking campaign donations from climate activists. I cannot be weak enough to hide behind the fact that I am comedian after spewing hate at my adoring fans. I have a strong voice and a strong voice attracts and repels.

The ancient aliens argument has racism written all over it. Of course no one likes to be called a racist because that may mean having to admit that something they did was wrong and we all know how opposed people are to admitting wrongdoing. Nevertheless, the cult following of pseudoarchaeology, also known as alternative archaeology remains a very real threat to civilization itself. Elon Musk is currently the most prominent pusher of these quack theories about little green men building ancient structures, but there have been many down through the ages. The idea gained its cult following in the 1960s after the publication of the book "Chariots of the Gods", which makes a very clumsy and non-evidence based argument that ancient aliens, who humans worshiped as "gods", once visited earth and gave brown people the technology they needed to build complex structures like white people. The distinction of racial bias is important here because Stonehenge, the only European structure on the ancient aliens list, was only recently added to the list of structures this alien visitors built. Why is it that black and brown people have to be dumb, primitive creatures without engineering savvy, but Europeans are smart enough to be able to do this without alien intervention? Why is it always that black and brown people need help from the fantasies of white people in order to do something great? Racism, plain and simple. Do not try to tell me otherwise. Now, I know that some really want aliens to exist, but completely washing away the great accomplishments is no way to realize this science fiction fantasy. People have watched Star Wars and Star Trek so much, too much if you ask me, that they are starting to identify with these fictional beings. Demi Lovato, in their infinite philosophical wisdom, recently called on people to stop referring to aliens as aliens, "The singer and actor who identifies as nonbinary has a docuseries on Peacock titled  "Unidentified with Demi Lovato" in  which they explore what life there may be beyond this planet." First of all, why is Demi Lovato researching life beyond the planet with a docuseries on peacock? Aren't you like supposed to have a degree in science for this? Turns out Demi Lovato does have a degree; in fact she has a few degrees...in Jiu-Jitsu. The singer turned alien enthusiast does not even have a college degree, apparently because of bullying... Anyway, moving on, Lovato continues, "I really think that if there was anything out there that would want to  do that to us (harm us is what they mean here), it would have happened by now," they said. "But I think  that we have to stop calling them aliens because aliens is a derogatory  term for anything. That's why I like to call them E.T.s!" You see what Stephen Speilberg and other Hollywood alien enthusiasts have done to the minds of people; we have to take into consideration the feelings of the things that may or may not exist now? Well, by that logic, you all must stop referring to jolly Ol' St. Nick as Santa Claus now because the proper name is Krampus, don't you see? Do you see how ridiculous this is getting? This is what happens when your life is nothing more than a cartoon. You begin to get in your head that you are Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory and that your science is better than everyone else's, even when there is not one scientific fact present. By the way, these crackpot theories also found their way onto the incorrectly named "History Channel", where many people around the world first heard them. Why the "History Channel" is allowed to get away with lying about science on the air and presenting it as fact I will never know, but they continue this nonsense to this very day and they are showing no sign of stopping. How long will it be before these nitwits demand ancient aliens be taught in schools too?

Creativity is not allowed. Originality is frowned upon. Thought is highly discouraged. Kindness is weakness. You are not an individual; you are a paycheck to the executive board of operations for a major conglomerate corporation. You are an algorithm, a marketing gimmick, a sales pitch waiting to happen. There is no hope for a better tomorrow because Hollywood sold our tomorrows to big corporations many yesterdays ago, in the 1940s to be exact. Very few people realize that Hollywood sold its studios to major conglomerate corporations after being bankrupted by television; this process has only continued with the addition of the internet and various streaming services. Your "progressive" climate change movies are made by big oil. Your "woke" feel good black history movies are made by known racists. Your "forward thinking" superhero flicks are brought to you by the Pentagon. Your "thought provoking" comic book movies are made by thoughtless businessmen. Your "romantic comedies" are brought to you by insurance salesmen. Your "feminist" movies are brought to you by the owners of strip clubs. Your stand up comedy icons are paid mouthpieces for those who despise the LGBTQIA community. Your "triumph in the face of adversity" sports movies were made by thieves. There is no escaping. Hollywood is dead, and we have killed it. We did not kill it with hatred, nor with "cancel culture", nor with McCarthyism, or anything like that; that is just the story you are supposed to believe. Hollywood died with the creation of the blockbuster: movies like Jaws, Star Wars and various others that put profits over artistry. Now everyone is only concerned with making the monsters bigger, the robots taller and the aliens creepier. They are only interested in finding the next cartoon series you like to turn into a film. Hell, they will probably turn your favorite breakfast cereal into movies soon and then charge you for the rights every time you want to eat. I can see it now, the perfect script. Everyone loves Rice Krispies, right? So why not make a feel good rom com about Snap, Crackle and Pop finally finding true love? We could do sequels, lots of sequels. And why stop at cereal? How about a fast food franchise? We could make the true life story of Colonel Sanders! It could be one of those Christian movies poor people love so much. We could call it "The Passion of the Colonel"; the south would love it! And how about this whole unboxing craze? The kids love it! I know what we'll do; we'll find some jerkoff kids on tik tok who want to waste time opening their amazon purchases. Then we'll cut and paste their reactions together in post and boom, instant Oscars for everyone involved! Oh, "Mukbang, The Movie", some idiot in his pajamas shoving copious amounts of Nabisco products down their gullets; boy, will that make us a fortune! And screw the next Bond film. Let's call our next action movie "DIY: From the Dollar Tree With Love". Genius, all of it is genius! There is no art to be found in these movies, but there is plenty of money to be made and that is now what Hollywood is all about. Profits over people is Hollywood's new slogan. In case you have not yet noticed, even the Hollywood union is striking because Hollywood turned its back on their workers long, long ago. "Union members say they are forced to work excessive hours and are not  given reasonable rest via meal breaks and sufficient time off between  shifts. Leaders say the lowest paid crafts get unlivable wages. And  streamers like Netflix, Apple and Amazon are allowed to pay even less  under previous agreements that allowed them more flexibility when they  were up-and-comers. (AP News)" You see that? They walk all over the people behind the scenes and streaming services are even worse. But Hollywood never takes responsibility; they will always blame the victims, no matter what. They are too busy trying to sell you stuff to care...even about their own employees. 

Uh-oh, anti-maskers are at it again, and this time it is about the very core values of American society, meaning the value menus at your local Burger King, McDonald's and Subway. Anti maskers and fast food go together like Nazis and bad fashion sense. These people love them some deep fat fried donuts with powdered sugar and a microwaved burger patty in between those donuts with extra bacon and secret sauce. I mean, these people are always starting something with fast food employees. I suppose the perils of being an anti-masker (complete disregard for others, an ego the size of a football field, the ability to dismiss everything scientific as "opinion", etc.) are simply too much to handle for these poor little snowflakes. See, anti-maskers need to feel special; they need to feel "set apart" as the Christians say. I said at the very beginning of all of this that if you allow these maniacs to feel a sense of entitlement, that they will take it to the next level and openly defy all mandates and laws. But you did not listen to me; you listened to the moderates. You heard various calls to "unity" from career politicians and you said to yourself, "well, they must be right". Well, they were wrong, dead wrong and now we cannot even find people to work at these positions. This is all the fault of cowardly neutrality, the notion that bowing your head and saying nothing will somehow lead to peaceful solutions. The people who support this notion, this idea that you can simply allow people to break laws without repercussions, have failed you. Their methods did not stop the pandemic; they lied to you. Now you are always looking over your shoulder every time you venture into an eating establishment, wondering if the hungry, hungry HIPAAs are lying in wait for their next deranged attack. Don't believe me? Let's look at the stats: “Companies are finding the workers that they had furloughed last year  are no longer available to rehire,” said Daniel Zhao, senior economist  with Glassdoor. “Then some companies on top of that are actually  experiencing higher demand as the economy reopens, so they need more  workers to actually keep up with that recovery. (Market Watch, 2021)." Oh, but trust me, they will not find them. “Many workers are still sitting out of the labor force because of health  concerns or child care needs, and that makes it tough to find workers  regardless of what you’re doing with wages or benefits,” Zhao said. “An  extra dollar an hour isn’t going to make a cashier with preexisting  conditions feel that it’s safe to return to work. (Market Watch, 2021)”. Uh, oh, no more tacos, no more shakes, no more french fries shoved in your face. If you notice many of the "bonuses" or "wage increases" that are occurring in the food industry are temporary. That means as soon as the pandemic is over, these companies will go back to paying peanuts. Workers are aware of this and so are not biting. So, y'all better hurry up and get used to self-serve because that is most likely your future. You went from having it your way, to having to get up and get it yourself all because you wanted to get cute and try to understand morons. Don't you see? Don't you get it yet? These jobs are not ever coming back. Companies are already investing in automation and hiring far fewer workers to save on production costs. All this crying about people not wanting to work is a cover for a huge economic shift, similar to what happened after the industrial revolution, where many people without college degrees got the ax. They don't really want new employees. So, people are moving on to bigger and better things. They don't want to clean up after your happy meal anymore. And do you know what? Good for them. They deserve better, having worked for you for all these years, than to have to deal with some raging moron looking to make a point about their freedumb. You wouldn't want to work that job. So, why should they?