I said, before I can draw this morning, I have to pay my rent. So I hemmed and hawed, and I procrastinated, and I finally, finally sat down to do it. It’s really complicated too.

1. Log into building’s home page using 2-factor authentication so I don’t have to remember a password anymore.
2. See what I owe. (It’s always the same.)
3. Click “Pay.”

And I can recover from the exhaustion of that for another thirty-one days. Huzzah!

In all seriousness, is anyone unsettled by how easy it is to spend money? I haven’t signed a credit card slip in almost a year, and it surprised the hell out of me. I can buy weed with my debit card. If there’s something I want but can’t find, I can go to an online retailer, who know who I am because they send me three emails a day even though I bought one thing from them five years ago. They have my credit card information, so all it takes is one click.

Paying off my credit card, one click.
Buying something that you maybe can’t afford, one click.
Getting takeout instead of shopping, one click.

Capitalism has weaponized convenience.