Erik knows a secret about rage. You gotta get to the middle of it. Some rage, you get to the middle and you find there’s nothing there. An asshole cuts you off in traffic? You bang your head on the corner of the cabinet right when someone’s complaining you didn’t sort the recycling properly? You get to the middle and it’s just selfish pain. You’re just hurt, you’re flaring up. But if you’ve truly been wronged, you’ll find a bar. Rage isn’t like fire. It doesn’t spread by sheer heat. You can’t convince people to become angry just by being angry at them. You’ll frighten them, or convince them to
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