I wish I had done the same. Friends were telling me back then to just shut it down and BK the thing. To be perfectly frank, cultural baggage prevented me from

I wish I had done the same. Friends were telling me back then to just shut it down and BK the thing. To be perfectly frank, cultural baggage prevented me from doing that. I come from a family of entrepreneurs. I've seen my own parents slog it out against all odds and make it. I have to tell you, it is a fucked existence. Social stigma aside, tripping the circuit breaker would have been the right approach. Live and learn.