Dramatic Component #2: Just a jerk Try saying, “My boss is just a jerk…” out loud, and really lean into the word just. Go ahead, do it now. Hear it? Try it again. Do you hear it—when you get to the word just? There’s a real edge there, and that means something. It strongly suggests that Bernie’s boss is all jerk, all the time. That’s tough. And it’s probably a little unfair. It is, however, reasonable to conclude that change is unlikely, and it’s probably smart not to predict some big “feedback transformation” any day soon. So, without the drama and the exaggeration, let’s call it what it is:
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