There also weren’t any factory jobs, or mining jobs, or even any infantry, for that matter. My standard stipend gave me enough to keep a roof over my head and food in my belly, but try as I might, I couldn’t figure out what it was all for. I couldn’t think of a single way the universe would be different if I stepped off of my balcony one morning. And so, like bored young men throughout history, I spent an unfortunate amount of my time finding ways to get myself into trouble.