There’s a quintessentially Australian movie “The Castle”. One of the memorable lines (and there are many) is the family relaxing on the porch of their holiday cottage… “How’s the serenity!”
2024. I have all of the customer loyalty cards in a phone app. I counted nearly forty of them! Of course, all I’ve done is allowed them to profile me against my purchases, in exchange for a measly 25c discount.
I saw one recently where they are both dressed up and seated at desks and talking on phones to each other. I assumed they were each at their respective offices.
“Thank you for the image now seared into my retinas”