The International Monetary Fund has issued a dire warning that escalating Middle East conflicts severely threaten global economic momentum and growth forecasts for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, down in Baja, a group of retired crypto-investors and remote software consultants spent three hours locked in a fierce existential debate over whether the truck by the Pemex station serves better battered shark than the one by the hardware store. Global recession fears were briefly mentioned, but quickly dismissed in favor of checking the afternoon tide charts.