Siddharth Kumar

Hustle is a powerful capitalist tool designed to lure the proletariat into believing they can achieve greatness if they push hard enough. In reality, all it does is keep the hamster running in pursuit of an elusive goal until it exhausts itself and dies-only to be replaced by another hamster, convinced that the previous one failed because it was weak.

The truth is that the hamster can only save its life on the wheel by running slower. The faster it runs, the sooner it dies. This cycle of burnout ensures a steady supply of replacements, just before the hamster’s demand for sustenance increases. A new hamster, naively buying into the hustle myth, believes it needs less to survive and can earn a bigger reward if it just runs faster. Yet, the finish line is always just out of reach, perpetually one step behind.

However, there are hamsters that don’t run to reach the finish line; they run to avoid seeing what’s behind.