this might "explain" a lot, but also I feel seen.

You are welcome. There is much in your book that I appreciated and made note of.

From Amy Leach, Things That Are: page 180 (The Glossary):
VASTY (As differentiated from "vast") Has approximately the same meaning as "biggy", "hugey", and "giganticky." Do not let anyone tell you these words are not words; all words are words.

I loved that book. In addtion to being a fun story it is filled with observations about life and we humans.

all I see are "they're not engineers" "that's not what engineering is" I want a thick good really real piece to sink my teeth in about all the parts of this that ARE "like engineering"

thanks so much for the reply. so maybe bridges are still bridging? (in other news, I am enjoying the experience of trying to move around the federations (as they are called?)).

"We want a functioning Democratic Party, [if elected Democratic officials] don’t act as coalition partners [they are] liabilities. [Hold] them accountable ... every election cycle. ... replace them. Elect people who fight. Elect people who don’t fold. Elect people who remember who they serve." 💥