I’m not sure if I’ve ever actually seen a deer in headlights but I can only imagine it looks the way I do when faced with bureaucracy.
@aral
They do not recognize what's coming, they have no fear. They just look at the light. I don't know if that fits better or worse for you
@aral mine was looking the other way, which was probably worse because there was no reflection from the eyes. I dodged the lucky b… thing at 70 MPH at night on an unlit road. We were all very lucky. So I can only imagine it looked extremely surprised and probably left the contents of it's bowels on the tarmac.
@aral Objectively, the deer tends to look kind of annoyed, as one might when having a bright light shone in one's face. Subjectively, the deer looks like a big awkward thing that will probably mess up your vehicle and put you in the hospital if things continue as they are.
So, um, I dunno, imagine what you look like from the bureaucracy's point of view? Probably not helpful.