Has anyone ever ran into a random stranger on the street that offered you a job and what happened?

Go to a REAL bicycle shop & buy a REAL bicycle, not one from Wally World or some other discount store. That's your problem & solution all wrapped up in a nutshell. See photo below.

That 2011 Raleigh Sojourn in the pic has well over 4,000 miles on it without a major problem - just routine maintenance. Also note the panniers (saddle bags) all loaded down with FOUR bags of groceries. Again...quit buying junk & go to a bike shop for your next REAL bicycle.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.