Working Royal is a blog about money, work, and survival under late-stage capitalism — essays with teeth, written from inside the grind.

I Wanna Buy My Way Outta Here

There’s a moment in Hostel: Part II where Beth, trapped in the Elite Hunting Club’s torture dungeon, stares down certain death. The head honcho and his guards make it clear: you don’t just pay and walk out. You got dropped into the system, and the only way