I'm usually too busy loading up my food purchases on the conveyor belt to pay attention to the employees' conversation around me. But this was a word that I could not ignore as it came out of the mouth of the guy bagging my stuff at Bristol Farms.
Bagger: "This is all so dystopian."
Now I have to think. Did I think I was going to hear the word "dystopian" at all today, let alone the kid loading up my plastic bags. So I had to engage.
Me: "I didn't think I was going to hear that word today."
Bagger: "Well, it's just my mood today. As we continue on the last days of capitalism.
Huh? I didn't know where this or he was going. It was a coin flip.
Me: "So, capitalism is a bad thing?"
Bagger: "The worst. It can't be over soon enough."
Me: "But I see you're standing here doing a job for which you are going to be paid."
Bagger: "Only because I was coerced into doing so."
This kid was probably 19.
I wanted to pray for our country right then and there. If I go back next, what are the odds this genius is having a "Harris/Walz" t-shirt.
Dinner last night: Chicken tenders.
No comments:
Post a Comment