In this episode, we explore the messy startup of the united states. You know, usually when we talk about the founding of a nation, there's this this expectation of pristine order, like a museum exhibit. Right. You look at the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution and you see the elegant calligraphy, the marble statues, and you just assume everyone agreed, signed the paper and peacefully started a country. Yeah, it feels finalized. I mean, we like our history to be neat, to be predetermined and, you know, perfectly executed from day one. But then you step into the actual day to day. reality of the early United States and suddenly that museum exhibit is completely on fire. We're looking at a historical landscape that is, well, honestly, it's incredibly messy. Oh, it is the absolute definition of a chaotic startup phase. You have a brilliant  ...