The Way It Should Have Been (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798281623391)

Martin Puddleworth never set out to change the world. He was just a guy with a laptop, a short fuse, and one burning question: Why does everything suck on purpose?

Martin 'Marty' Puddleworth isn't a hero. He's just a guy who thinks Wi-Fi should work, landlords shouldn't exist, and maybe-just maybe-life doesn't have to be this hard. But when his sarcastic little book The Way It Should Be accidentally sparks a global movement, a squad of time-traveling space squids decide he must be stopped. Cue the most incompetent sabotage attempt in galactic history.

Part hysterical satire, part unexpectedly inspiring, and 100% a love letter to stubborn human hope, The Way It Should Have Been asks: What if changing the world isn't about heroes... but about enough people finally deciding to stop putting up with the nonsense?

Now, 200 years in the future, Earth is a utopia where no one yells at customer service, and the aliens are really annoyed about it.

Bonus Book included!

In The Way It Should Be, Martin Puddleworth tears apart the myths we've been sold-about work, money, power, and why we've all been convinced that suffering is somehow virtuous. With equal parts razor-sharp wit and unflinching honesty, he exposes:

- The scam of "meritocracy" (Spoiler: It's rigged)

- The absurdity of "there's no money for that" (There is. They're hoarding it.)

- The lie of "human nature" (Turns out, we're wired for cooperation-not 80-hour workweeks)

Part rant, part roadmap, and 100% a middle finger to the status quo, this book isn't about dreaming of a better world. It's about building one-one pissed-off, stubborn, darkly funny step at a time.

"The book your boss doesn't want you to read. Puddleworth proves that cynicism and hope aren't opposites-they're fuel." - Reader review

WARNING: May cause sudden urges to unionize, redistribute wealth, or at the very least, finally stop paying $9 for a cup of coffee.