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		<title>How Long Are We Supposed to Keep Pretending&#8230;</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[burnout]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A rant for anyone running on caffeine and quiet rage.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know, this is getting real old. Every day it&rsquo;s the same: wake up, clock in, and smile through a job that values productivity over people (like, God forbid you have an off day). Meanwhile, capitalism&rsquo;s out here doing its thing, hiking up the price of everything. Cut to me in the grocery store trying to decide if oat milk is worth a late payment notice. And somehow&#8230;</p>
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