poets in the Soviet Union would take on small jobs like being a janitor
imagine opening an app and you see the local soup kitchen and pet sanctuary as listings
the soup kitchen posted an event for lunch and you hit "volunteer"
you help pack boxes and get a meal
your labor directly benefitted someone
your social credit increases
The part in the beginning where he travels around working various jobs that need to be done that sounds so amazing. Yea it could be hard but you got to see the world, meet new people, and most importantly self-determinate
It's the housing that gets me every time. Literal goals tbh.