For years I've tried to explain to people that working in tech, especially over time, is like having a job as a beer taster while living above a bar and hanging

For years I've tried to explain to people that working in tech, especially over time, is like having a job as a beer taster while living above a bar and hanging out with your drinking buddies all evening at that same bar, where an attractive bartender puts cocktails in front of you all night for free, all while trying not to become an alcoholic. Any addict who said their plan for sobering up was to live like this would be told they are going to fail with 100% certainty.