Power cuts due to surging demand, a looming water shortage, the Takata airbags farrago, malfunctioning electrical appliances turning deadly – and all this seemingly coming together to form the ‘perfect storm’. Are these merely coincidences producing a cumulative effect, signs of a broader malaise, or a little of both?
Likely the latter would be the most informed guess. At the same time, it’s true that bad news sells – “If
