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Interesting. I just finished "The Crown" so have been meditating on the idea of one person holding the spirit and sensibility of a nation. Then there's the idea

• labster 5y ago
  Larry Wall is essentially this for the Perl Community, and many of us unironically refer to him as a saint. He certainly fulfills the role of constitutional monarch. But his attention has turned more towards Raku, and the rename (which he opposed for years before relenting) has started to split the community a little more. I was just involved in some local political drama that was, if anything, worse than what happened here. And ignoring the Perl community as a consequence. So I was quite surprised to see a news article about all people I know, all of them friends. I really think the months of isolation are getting to all of us psychologically. That and the fact that the color of the sunlight has been subtly wrong all summer long from the smoke. We are children of a dying planet. I don’t know how to fix it, but I do think everyone everywhere needs to take some time and calm down if they haven’t already. I love involved in this, and hope that we can all have a beer together once again.