Five O'Clock World by Dragonflyt

Dragonflyt - Five O'Clock World

Dragonflyt

Sep 07, 2026 05:58pm

Today, Monday, 9/7/26, in the USA, we celebrate Labor Day. Labor Day in the USA is a federal holiday celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the contributions and achievements of American workers to the nation's economy and social progress. Established in 1894, it originated through the labor movement, advocating for better working conditions, reduced hours, and higher wages. This song and my comments speak to that. Here are some of my own thoughts (that, I'm betting, many of you can relate to): We need a national uprising to get rid of the present 24/7 lifestyle that was foisted upon us all by "tech world" ever since the advent of the internet. Let's get back to the "5 o'clock world", or at least something a bit more sane than present day values. A world that truly provides needed services, follow-up and completion, and all done in a timely manner, with quality that can be counted on by us each time we call or email yet another abusive and poorly-structured company that makes US do the job of their employees. Then there will be time again to relax with friends & family, decompress, take dance classes, do artwork, bake, sail, rebuild your truck engine, camp with your kids, care for your aging parents, or whatever else floats your boat or is needed in your own world -- and then we can actually return to the pleasures of being human. (My guess is that over 50% of today's humans will need to be re-socialized, since few "service" workers use human social skills any longer. That got chucked out the window at about the same time commonsense and critical thinking did -- in favor of parking humans' brains in front of excessive screen time and endless interactions with inanimate objects that convince them they are truly having a conversation. LOL. A very old saying you might enjoy: "Commonsense is not common." Voltaire) Would enjoy hearing your own versions of how working 80-100 hours a week, and while, mainly, being physically depleted (by the minute!), as you are sitting in front of a computer screen while bleeding out of your eyeballs and going blind, is doing for those of you in jobs like this. Or in jobs where you listen to people calling you for services that you truly have minimal control over, while you listen to them say approximately what I just wrote above, but at much higher decibel levels and with some very creative cursing peppered throughout, as well. My own very sociable job that I loved (in sales) was replaced by making me into a service-providing, controlled (by 3rd parties) automaton in front of a computer screen long ago, and the all-day & all-night sitting is truly a killer. The stress level is abnormally high and everything's a crisis, a rush, chaos or high drama coming in at me from every direction, and multiplied by each device that person uses, as well. Because of this, I am actively creating other businesses for myself that do NOT require computers, allow a return to paper and pen, and to listening and talking, and bring jobs to those who would like to instead use their talents for something other than the whimsy and endless, unceasing, unfulfilling demands of the tech industry. Wish me luck! It's hard to escape -- as many of you, I'm sure, know. Most give up. I won't. [And, yes, "the tech industry" DID create SingSnap -- and jobs, as well. Huge applause there. I, for one, am grateful for that. It's one of the very few positive things I've seen come out of tech in a very long time, and which industry I've been in or dragged back into since 1970.] My own prediction is that, little by little, we will see more and more business people buying up old factories, re-hiring physically-working humans wanting and needing jobs in those areas, and getting as far away from tech as is humanly possible. To me, this is immensely refreshing and long overdue. Now we just need to bring back true service again. Would enjoy hearing your own thoughts, experiences and feedback if you are up for it. Thanks for stopping by. Always appreciated. Hope this has you tapping your toes and singing along as you listen. And, yep, it was the song from Drew Carey's sitcom about Ohio workers.