This article is an interesting look at vacations and tourism within the USSR (first place in the world to require paid leave). But, the author can't help but describe everything as a sinister authoritarian conspiracy. I wonder what percent of American workers were going on paid multi day river cruises in the 1970s.
be like "it's either numb my mind with podcasts/music" or "I'll spend the whole work day thinking about how much i hate this place and how i'm going to quit".