“Fantastic days,” he continued, “are for goners.”
Reflecting on what he called “the empathy broadcast” Mr. Rakoff wrote:
it does not soften the blow, indeed it does the opposite. It leaves you exposed, like grabbing onto the trunk of a tree for support in a storm only to find the wood soaked through and punky and coming apart in your hands. The sweetest bedtime-story delivery is no help when the words it delivers are a version of “ … and behind this door is a tiger. Brace yourself.”
The essay concludes: “Have a fantastic day.”
