Why I hate the Newspaper

At the petrol station, he assembles newspaper inserts on the freezing floor, repeatedly interrupted by customers and an automatic door. He returns many unsold papers, questions why unpopular titles remain stocked, and finds handling topless papers, pornography, and condoms embarrassing. He calls newspapers outdated beside free online news and predicts decline, but reverses himself: the task provides purpose and work.

His complaint reverses into reluctant gratitude: despised work also anchors purpose, employment, and security.