If I had known this sooner—before announcing the advance sale—I would have approached it differently.
That’s on me.
I made the mistake of assuming the systems we rely on still operate with clear timelines, direct communication, and basic accountability. They don’t. Not anymore.
What exists now is verification protocols, silent queues, and “2–5 business days” that mean whenever the system feels like answering. Silence has become the default form of communication.
I didn’t adjust for that fast enough.
That’s not an excuse. It’s an acknowledgment.
I planned this using an older mental model—one where intent, preparation, and follow-through were met with reciprocal clarity. That world is mostly gone, and I ran head-first into that reality this week.
The work hasn’t changed.
The direction hasn’t changed.
The delay is purely mechanical.
If anything, this experience has reinforced why the Baseline exists in the first place: systems have drifted away from trust and toward opacity, and people are left absorbing the cost quietly.
We’re not going to pretend otherwise.
As soon as the verification clears, the window opens.
Until then, we’ll speak plainly about what’s happening instead of hiding behind silence.
That’s the only part of the old way that still matters.
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