In 2006, the author found himself driving through Utah after a painful breakup, listening to a book on tape by a prominent linguist. The linguist discussed the metaphorical association of argument and war, prompting the author to question what would happen if argument was viewed as a kind of dance instead of a battle. As he continued driving, he encountered a road covered in large black crickets, which led him to question the terms of his own life. Eventually, the author joins a think tank at the linguist’s institute and begins manipulating Wikipedia pages to reflect progressive views.
https://harpers.org/archive/2023/12/the-hofmann-wobble-wikipedia-and-the-problem-of-historical-memory/