I've never had a contract that didn't say that. I always pushed back. Without exception, the response was that hobby projects and open source stuff is fiiine as long as you don't use company machines, time, resources, or compete with their market.
You go from being sad to just not caring. That very much does not make you happy, but it might make you stop complaining.
There's a comic where the doc then says "good enough!" and that's supposed to be funny. Ha ha ha. Same reason I stopped reading Dilbert: it's not really funny when it's an accurate account of what really happened.
Except that this is something any barkeep would be d able to pull out at a moment's notice without any other preparation than having put it there at any point previously. No need to pay a retainer for a mage, or that nasty "subscription to the local guild".
I haven't really dived into anime mostly for lack of time. But the way you put it reminds me of the way the Worm universe is everything except black and white.
Serious question: what if I am, and have no idea how to prep for it?
My pension and other things are tied up in stocks and such, if there's a crash coming I'd think cash under the pillow would be better than stocks. But how do you do that, with your pension?
Honestly, that's a caricature. Of course that is utterly overwhelming.
Most poly is nowhere near that, but just a person dating a person who also happens to be dating another person. End of story. The "quad dates" are ludicrous, and the foxy cat(?)'s explanation shows she's way too involved in relationship that don't, uh, involve her. Back off, be happier.
I mean, good news, but I bet somebody is awfully embarrassed.