You go to the gym, right? You’re trying to better yourself. But there’s this whole unwritten code of conduct. Like, the ‘don’t make eye contact in the mirror’ rule. Or the ‘don’t hover around someone’s machine even if they’re clearly done’ rule. And what about wiping down the machines? Is it a suggestion? A command? If you don’t do it, are you a pariah? And then there’s the grunting. Why do people grunt? Are they genuinely exerting themselves, or is it a performance? A vocal affirmation of their effort? It’s a symphony of unspoken rules and performative effort. It’s exhausting just thinking about it!
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