Embert is back in Season 4, Episode 6, wondering out loud how we became a nation of exhausted people... who don’t even work. If you’ve ever met someone who needs a “reset day” after organizing their email folders, this episode is for you.

In classic form, Embert opens with a sigh, calls out the absurdity of modern burnout culture, and then proceeds to verbally body slam everything from Etsy entrepreneurs on spiritual leave to remote workers crying about “Zoom fatigue” while wearing sweatpants at noon.

This episode is a crash course in Embert’s Old Man Logic™: if you’re tired, it better be from doing something. Preferably something useful, difficult, and real. You know—work. Not “vibe-curation,” not “emotional labor,” not “branding yourself.” WORK.

Expect gems like:

• “You’re not on a healing journey, you’re just unemployed with glitter.”

• “My grandson said he was ‘emotionally taxed.’ I said, son, the IRS doesn’t even know who you are.”

• “People used to do double shifts with a broken toe and a cigarette. Now you need a nap after folding a hoodie.”

This isn’t just a rant—it’s a reality check. Embert gets into the generational divide, the collapse of personal responsibility, and why nobody can sleep at night despite owning four weighted blankets and a $120 sound machine. Somewhere in there, he forgets what segment he’s on, roasts his grandson’s Etsy obsession, and starts yelling at his laptop for auto-updating mid-sentence.

You’ll also hear:

• A nostalgic ode to thermos lunches and jobs that didn’t care about your “inner child”

• A breakdown of why “working from home” now means “avoiding eye contact with your own goals”

• And a fiery call to action: stop spiritualizing laziness and start showing up

If you're tired of listening to tired people who’ve never worked a hard day in their life—this one’s for you. It’s part wake-up call, part therapy, part Embert accidentally closing his browser mid-rant and blaming his grandson for “downloading the cloud again.”

New episodes drop regularly, depending on how much stupidity Embert can stomach in a given week. Subscribe, share, and send this to someone who complains about being burnt out while charging crystals in the backyard.