We Keep Telling Ourselves “Everything Is Fine”

And Why We Just Keep Lying

Photo by Alessio Soggetti on Unsplash

Recently I was reminded of a large winter storm we experienced last year. It was unofficially coined “Winter Storm Uri.” It was one of the worst experiences of extreme weather outside of Hurricane Katrina that I’ve lived through.

Texas particularly garnered tons of media attention with their widespread blackouts, but they were not…