We’ll that sounds great. I’m just blown away how you’ve saved up enough money - and qualified - to buy an apartment here. I can’t fathom how anyone survives on so little money. Kudos to you though.

What do you consider a good lifestyle, though? Honestly curious. I scrimped and saved for years too, but as I got older, it was exhausting. Evaluating every dollar spent and living with roommates in your lates 30s is not fun. Neither is saying no to dinner invites or anything that’s gonna cost more than like $20. To each their own, but I was absolutely miserable.

Right. That was my point. It’s not their job and it bugs me when there’s an implication that “they just walked out,” i.e., no one tried to stop them.

No. Do you?

Were underpaid staff supposed to risk their physical safety to save a Megacorp a few bucks?

It’s totally funny and clever - and yes, writers get paid for content. That’s how it works. Apparently you are unfamiliar with the New Yorker and their satire.

Nope. If you encounter such folks just record them and tell them to fuck off. They have no right to confront or intimidate you. They’re banking on you being afraid them, but you don’t have to be.