This is how the text exchange ends.Not with an explicit farewell but with a two-day pause followed by a thumbs-up-emoji reaction. This is how the career ends.Not with a retirement party and a gold watch but with a second career in the gig economy. This is how doing laundry ends.Not with crisp, clean bedding but with your sheet coming out of the dryer balled up in your duvet cover, still soaking wet.