Whenever I get lost in the YouTube algorithm (I know it’s a waste of time), I inevitably encounter a video about geopolitics, finance, economics, or culture titled, “Why ‘This Person’ is Worried About ‘This Thing’.”
“This Person” is always someone considered an authority in their field, and “This Thing” is always their field’s crisis du jour. Here’s how it works (these are all made up, by the way).