DFW - The Broom of the System (group read) discussion

This is the general discussion thread for Week 9's readings.

Here's the reading schedule:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/c...

Spoiler line for this forum is page 442 (end of Chapter 18). The readings and spoiler line for Week 9 are identical to those of Week 8. Due to the uneven length of the chapters, we will be devoting two weeks to this portion of the book.