So which state didn’t send delegates? Rhode Island, the grumpy, independent, “I’ll do it my way” state. They were the person who skips the big meeting, but still expects to benefit from the Wi-Fi password. And honestly? We kind of respect the audacity.
In everyday life, we all feel like Rhode Island sometimes. The meeting we don’t want to attend. The commitment we want to dodge. But eventually, we all realize that showing up—even late—is better than being the one who never came. Unless, of course, you’re really committed to your own currency. Then by all means, stay home.
Just know that history will remember you as the state that said, “No thanks, I’m good,” while everyone else was busy making a nation. And then you’ll have to explain it at every trivia night forever.
