Corrected title: "we have inflicted a very hard year on ourselves with malice aforethought". The equivalent of that comic where the cyclist intentionally spoke

Corrected title: "we have inflicted a very hard year on ourselves with malice aforethought". The equivalent of that comic where the cyclist intentionally spoke-jams themselves and then acts surprised when they hit the dirt. But since the author puts moral high horse jockeying above money, they've gotten what they paid for - an opportunity to pretend they're a victim and morally righteous. Par for the course