This is the first in a set of episodes on chores and labor, and our relationship to them. During the quarantine, the DIY list suddenly seems of vital importance, and the dreaded chore has become a challenge to be productive.
Referencing Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer" Ryder discusses the attitude change between work and play, eventually considering the dread of chores as a dread of learning, thus a willingness to be duped.