Loss of Control and How To Deal With It

Well, obviously I'm not a doctor and I don't even play one on TV, but I could sure as fuck fool the hell out of you if I really wanted to. "I think that that tight feeling you have in your chest is probably something that we should look at . . . schedule another appointment with Chantal and we'll take a look at your your test results next week."

Meanwhile: "Chantal, this guy probably has advanced cardiomyopathy and will probably keel over at any point now. He smokes like a chimney and probably his regular doc just doesn't have the heart to tell him. Get him an appointment with Rahal and let's see if he's still operating by next Friday. Have his SGOT and full panel. Might make things easier."

Or hey, now I'm a computer technician. "Okay, well it looks like -- and I'm just projecting because I don't know for sure -- that the head -- that's the actual thing that contacts the platen surface, like a 747 flying 10 feet above the ground in miniature -- has somehow become misaligned. I really can't say for sure but I'm going to look at it more closely. Don't worry, your data will probably be fine."Meanwhile: "Ray, this fucker's computer is fucked. Let's string him along for a while, I might be able to get some bytes out of this. Take his calls and tell him everything will be done by next Friday."


Or I'm a pilot. "Folks, just checking in from the flight deck, looks like we have a couple of people in front of us, I estimate our wait time at around 12 or 15 minutes. Otherwise the ground conditions look good and I don't see why we won't be taking off shortly."


Meanwhile: "Umm, Danny, everything is fucked up on the ground here, just make sure everyone is aware that this might be happening for the next hour or so. The weather in Detroit is fucked."

See how easy it is? Do you see?

It just points out how vulnerable we are and how vulnerable we allow ourselves to be when some charlatan like me can bend your nose a bit and tell you something that isn't.

Why did it take 48 hours to find out how Zach died? How many charlatans did it take to really explain it? If I can pull the wool over you, guess what . . . anyone can.


"It was a massive heart attack, I'm afraid . . . hard to explain in someone so young, but these things happen."

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