Author’s Note: This post began as a written essay, then became an audio recording, then turned into a video. It was written Christmas week, 2023, and the references to “last week” or “this month” were left in as the work slowly progressed, even though it’s now January. I recommend the video version, embedded just below this note and above the post, though the text is the same in both the video narration and the essay below.
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