Under the bug 🐞

I've got Covid, my building's under construction, and I may be losing it. Also: Thought-Starbucks, the RTO conundrum, passive income, the orangutan effect, and the reverse golden rule.

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They’re doing construction on my building. I’m on the top floor. And what I’m realizing is how much scaffolding is like death: It starts off in the distance. You hear just a faint rumble. But slowly, it grows closer and closer, …