Authority Issues

In this episode, Kendall and rachel talk about: * CW: we're probably going to swear more than usual * The tendency of technical people to try to solve every problem with technology * rachel's perilous journey home * Kendall's cabin fever * The uncertainty of the future, lack of faith in (US) leadership * Whether it's productive to vent about the above * Cutting yourself some slack * Directionality of venting/support structures * Forecasting vs planning * Having compassion for your leadership * Planning for multiple potential futures * Parallels to the 2000-era dot-com bust * Random prison pet training detour * Providing support for emotionally-strapped folk * How much authoritarianism is appropriate when lives are at stake? * The role of trust in authority * Self-soothing techniques from your hosts: * rachel: cocktails, Dungeons & Dragons, Murdoch Mysteries * Kendall: Staying in With Emily & Kumail podcast, watching and reading things that happen on beaches, lots of exercise * Zoom meetings are grea