Disasters don’t just happen. They’re generally caused by the residue of numerous small, seemingly inconsequential things lining up. A combination of fail-safes falling through, and stars aligning to create a catastrophic chain reaction.

The Hindenburg did just blow up. They were using hydrogen instead of helium and the airship’s fabric covering was not well-grounded. The Titanic didn’t just sink. They sailed a ship full of shoddy rivets into an ice field at high speeds despite multiple ice warnings in the hours preceding the calamity. And the 2025 Red Sox didn’t just happen to embarrass themselves over and over again and fail to execute in almost every one run game. They created a roster and continue to field a lineup that’s designed to fail when you needed them to come through the most.

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