I have been dealing with world affairs for years, but nothing useful has ever come out of my concerns. Climate change is boring. Geopolitics is boring. Economic development is worse than boring. And everything that is exciting is out of my depth. What do I know about fashion? Or about entertainment, including art? Or about sport? All these subjects are well beyond my reach. Rome is burning, and I had better accept the fact. It is time to abandon it to the merry flames. And to appreciate the growing warmth. As well as the splendor of the leaping fire. World affairs are for those who are lost in space and time, anyhow. The fools of yesteryear.