This is mostly my job. I don’t do field work nearly as much anymore but for the most part you just need to have confidence and/or not bullshit the good ol’ boys.

Like some of the reddest parts of the country have some of the most stringent water rules and regulations. For good reason: their regulators can’t fuck around and so they don’t.

It helped my spouse deal with medical trauma by finding content creators expressing similar experiences. It worked better than any of the support groups which often felt more hopeless and isolating.

At this point though my spouse just hates instagram reels and how chaotic and pointless this is shaking out to be.