This Will Make a Blue-Collar Worker Cry

What This Book Covers

1. Chapter One - WELCOME TO THE TRAP
2. Chapter Two - BUILT FOR IMPULSE
3. Chapter Three - THE CAFFEINE CONVEYOR BELT
4. Chapter Four - MONSTER, BANG, RED BULL, REPEAT
5. Chapter Five - NICOTINE NATION
6. Chapter Six - SUGARCOATED SLAVERY
7. Chapter Seven - ALCOHOL, ESCAPISM, AND THE AFTER SHIFT BUZZ
8. Chapter Eight - THE WORKING MAN’S LOOP
9. Chapter Nine - THE ROLE OF POVERTY AND EXHAUSTION
10. Chapter Ten - BREAKING THE RITUAL
11. Chapter Eleven - HOW CONVENIENCE KILLED THE KITCHEN
12. Chapter Twelve - FROM PUMP TO POISON – A HISTORY
13. Chapter Thirteen - THE ADDICTION ECONOMY

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE WELCOME TO THE TRAP YOU DIDN’T MEAN to walk into a trap this morning. You just wanted gas. Maybe a quick bite. Maybe a coffee. That’s it. But the second those doors flew open, you stepped into a machine—a finely tuned, neon-lit, sugar-laced, caffeine-fueled machine designed to keep you barely running and always returning. Welcome to the gas station. The convenience store. The corner trap. The church of modern slavery. Every detail in that place has a purpose. None of it is for your well-being. All of it is for your submission. The flicker of fluorescent lights. The sugary tang in the air. The syrup-slicked smell of “food” that’s never actually food. The endless sea of neon cans...