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The Hotshot Wake Up
Feb 27, 2026
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Welcome to the new age…

I had a chat with some hotshot buddies this week about how over a decade of Hotshotting affected us individually.

Some have attachments to alcohol; it’s like the whiskey bottle is covered in wool, and their hands are made of Velcro. Others are sober but struggle with day-to-day relationships, trying to Hotshot their way through li…

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