Overheard: Daydreams about a post-work era

1 “I’m going to take a break for a few months.” “What will you do during this break?” “Nothing.”

“Like…nothing nothing?” “I want to remember what it feels like to be bored.” —Overheard three weeks before they started consulting. 2 “I need to learn a trade.

Something like carpentry. Or weaving. Something that doesn’t require me to sit in front of a screen for 12 hours a day.

I just watched a four part, 12 hour long documentary about how it’s the only way to escape AI.” —Overheard at a birthday party. 3 “I’m signing up for this permaculture course that’s INR 50,000 for one month of weekend…