See this all the time with sports fans too. They get stuck on stats and who's the GOAT instead of just enjoying the game. It happens at work when people fight over credit instead of getting the job done. Focusing on small wins or fake rankings just makes everyone mad. Your switch to talking about the actual story is the move. It turns a pointless fight into a real talk.

Why do we still purchase these mixes when homemade compost yields such robust plants? My own vegetables have never been healthier since I abandoned bagged soil entirely.

Our book club verdicts are harsher than reality TV judges.