Most stand inside the storm, mistaking turbulence for movement. Others stand outside it altogether, shouting generalities that never reach those within. A very few stand just far enough away to feel the pressure change without being swept back in. Let’s call it observational fidelity.

Weather reports don’t moralise. They don’t accuse clouds of bad faith. They don’t demand optimism. They simply state: a front is moving in; visibility will drop; expect turbulence.

Those who know how to read them adjust course. Others complain that the forecast is “negative.”