> We’re betting on optimism in a time of cynicism

Posts like these give such desperate vibes. It's like an insider pitch, talking about "dropping" a release, talking about bets on optimism. Everything about this would have appealed to Arthur Miller's sense for character.

You and Hap and I, and I’ll show you all the towns. America is full of beautiful towns and fine, upstanding people. And they know me, boys, they know me up and down New England… I can park my car in any street in New England, and the cops protect it like their own. This summer, heh?