Oh wow! Those are awesome stories! I wish cab drivers here have the same backstory as well. Maybe there already are, but I have yet to stumble upon them. I've heard of a similar story before, but the genius became a janitor instead. Something about monotonous, repetitive work I guess. It must calm their minds to some degree.

I guess it does seem to paint a terrible picture haha but really though I just want to state the truth. People often just post about the picturesque locations and awesome experiences, but for me, I don't think that should be representative of it. Once people find out the worst possible thing about some place and still choose to go there, everything they would experience would be better than what was told. Subverting expectations and all that. Or, it could just be that I'm always the contrarian haha!