Johnathan Abram: For Everybody Setting That 5 a.m. Alarm

Let me ask everybody a question. Where does your food come from? I’m not being funny. Do you know where your food really comes from?

When you order some burgers on your phone, and 30 minutes later somebody comes and leaves a bag right in front of your door, you barely even think about it, right? We don’t even have to look anybody in the eye and say thank you anymore.

If you got enough money, your dinner just appears out of thin air, like magic. And that’s cool, don’t get me wrong. That system has helped keep a lot of people safe and healthy during the lockdown. But somebody out there was hunched over a griddle, making that burger. Somebody’s alarm went off at five o’clock in the morning so…