I probably should have done this long ago, but… Well, better late than never.

Taking the advice of a long-time friend – who’s also a successful life counsellor – I’ve seen that I’ve been spinning my wheels, trying to counter the ridiculous ways I’ve been represented by others, in the media, and so on.

In other words, I’m stepping back from a few no-win games.

One of them is: Trying to explain myself as the person who launched the Mandela Effect phrase and apparently popularized the concept. Tryi...