I quit

A history of sticking it to the man

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  • Published 20261103
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EVERY DAY OUR household starts in two divergent ways.

Hannah leaps out of bed at an unearthly hour, eager for the day’s work. When she first heard about Silicon Valley’s 996 ‘grindcore’ trend (working 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week), she was secretly excited by the idea. By contrast, Altin groans loudly, not just about the need to go to work but about the existence of work itself. He is a proud quitter, if only a partially successful one (so far).

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