The danger of a 20-minute morning commute with a passenger is the near-100% likelihood that any conversation, no matter how innocent at first, veers into societal collapse just in time for arriving at work
A: Morning!
B: Morning. You see the sunrise?
A: Gorgeous.
....
A: We're all fucked.
B: Even the people with guns.
A: Ahh, yes. So fucked.
B: Thanks for the ride, beer later?
A: Sure!
@CheesesOfBrazil I find that helpful for contextualising my work problems. "at least I'm not fighting for drinking water right now"