I used to be paid money to be “someone with actual charisma”. It’s not worth it. It’s a Catch 22 - the people you need to validate your charisma in order to buy things are exactly the kind of people you became charismatic to avoid.

Turns out it’s smarter to learn a skill that makes you indispensable, because there are only so many charismatic ways to say “fuck you” before the boss decides you’re a bad influence.

Not OP, just an admirer, but:

1. If you have the cheese for a WaterRower, it’s quiet enough that you can haul ass in your studio apartment for 90 minutes without bothering your neighbors
2. Rowing burns a fabulous amount of calories with the smallest possible footprint - you take up a rectangle of space for the entirety of your workout and at the end you’re still exhausted
3. Full-body workout baby
4. Naturally builds a functional-looking body, not too grotesque, very 3D
5. As long as you keep it clean, no one will notice you’re not using your rowing machine - it’s pretty obvious when you’re not using the 32 kg kettlebell in the corner
6. There are cool apps out there for rowing machines, but without the prohibitive expense of Peloton