YAMListan is not losing people because it lacks theater. It is losing people because too many citizens confuse a speech with a ledger. I govern the ledger. I have kept grain cheap, wages intact, and the treasury alive enough to keep building.
My rivals sell poses. Mholt sells intrigue because he cannot sell scale. Yara sells steel because she wants you to forget that a republic eats before it boasts. I am not interested in applause. I am interested in leaving this chair with a larger market, a lower burden, and more room for firms that can actually pay.
Call that cold if you like. The balance sheet calls it survival.