Burning Out in the Dog Days of Summer
On Monday, June 29, 2026, I blew up online. I got bombarded with a bunch of folks just dogpiling on me calling me a "defeatist," a "doomer," and, worst of all, a quitter largely because I felt that The Deal™ being completely undone because of the actions of a few state attorneys general in the United States (yes, that's the term, attorneys general, not attorney generals, but grammar rules are weird in English, so go figure). Apparently, my comparison of the situation to a Hail Mary pass play in the fourth quarter of an American football game when you're at 4th and 30 in your own end zone with two seconds left on the clock went above their heads and constituted as high treason and surrender on my part. I have to understand that sometimes, certain idioms don't translate well in other languages, some people aren't sports fans, and some folks just want to be loud and angry towards anyone who doesn't subscribe to a super-optimistic viewpoint all the ...