[Part 20] The Betrayal of Diligence — This Time, I Won't Be Fooled Again
[Part 20] The Betrayal of Diligence — This Time, I Won't Be Fooled Again AI Survival for the 40s & 50s · Series EP20 · At the end of 20 episodes of searching ··· I lived like a fool. That's not self-pity. It's a cold, clear reckoning — the late confession of a man who spent twenty years gripping the rope of diligence inside the walls of a company, believing that was enough. ··· I. The Colleagues I Resented Were Right I used to dislike those people. The ones who did just enough at work to avoid getting criticized — who browsed real estate listings at lunch or quietly kept a stock screen open in the corner. I'd shake my head at them. "Just do your job properly." I believed the right path was to go all-in on the company — earn recognition, climb to management, hold on until retirement. I wore overtime and weekend work like medals. But somewhere in my mid-forties, I finally understood. A company isn't built to take care of ...