A job worth doing
Why is simple complicated?
Today's post comes from a reader and friend, Darce McKerihan. Darce has a point of view—and the evidence to back it up. Over to you, Darce.
A job worth doing. Sounds simple enough.
These days, though, even the simple is complicated.
Misunderstandings, technology, dishonesty, laziness, stupidity, and ulterior motives, to name a few, can all combine to form a tangled web that stops jobs from being done properly.
And the evidence?
Boundary umpires not being able to throw a ball in. Cricket’s DRS assiting umpires to eliminate the howler we all enjoyed. Professional golfers use every conceivable technology to hit every imaginable shot—only to miss a two-foot putt. Night roadworks with witches’ hat choreography. GPS sending drivers through lakes. Goal reviews—”Back to football here, starting to get the picture? Darce is pissed ‘cos his Magpies went down to the Swans”—did it pass over the post or not? Logins, what’s my username, where did I save that password, why do I have three different accounts? On hold. “Your call is important to us. Please wait for the next available operator, who is likely overseas and sleeping.”
We don’t do emojis here. Darce closed with the “Person Shrugging” emoji, which likely closes the post better than a statement.
“I don’t know” or “who knows.” 🤷 “I’ll tell you, Darce knows!”
P.S. Loved having Darce's voice in today's post. If you'd like to contribute a "Reader Sunday post" — send me a DM on Substack. All welcome.
Nick
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