Workingman (Firefox)

Working with one's hands is a form of meditation. It is the antithesis of the anxiety of the digital age. When you are holding a live wire, you are not thinking about your Twitter mentions. When you are reading a tape measure to the 1/16th of an inch, you are not doomscrolling. The workingman enjoys a level of presence that the knowledge worker must pay a monk to achieve.

, the story is described as a gritty action meditation on a father's protection and modern labor. Workingman's Death (2005 Documentary) Directed by Michael Glawogger workingman

What they share is a deep suspicion of performative politics. The workingman has a highly calibrated "BS detector." He knows when a politician is faking a Southern drawl. He knows when a celebrity is pretending to understand a paycheck-to-paycheck life. He respects competence over charisma. He would rather vote for a boring, competent manager than a charismatic liar. Working with one's hands is a form of meditation

He built this. Every last bit of it.