Hunting for Pokémon Cards Has Become a Different Kind of Game

A few weeks back, during a particularly unremarkable late night of insomnia-fueled doomscrolling, a notification slid its way onto my phone's screen that quickened my pulse and dilated my pupils. For the next few minutes or so--there was no way to be sure for how long--the long out-of-stock Pokémon cards that I, and...