Thank you for your comments. They were actually more sane than most.

The absolutely unnecessary mini-freakouts that happen every time someone rambles like this never ceases to amuse. Some gems always surface from them though, so it's all good.

The best part of this storm in a teacup is that it came from the industry where the ratio of estimated self-importance to the real relevance of what they do reaches infinity. It doesn't get better than that.

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