Yup. I thought people like us were tasked to try and keep everyone together when shit went down, except it hasn't happened. So where is our credibility now? Up to 8 years of selling wolf tickets. Meanwhile, our leader is still talking public losses. They never amount to anything and often get reversed, but the headlines and the momentary emotional hit is all these regular people remember.

I know a 62 year old house appraiser who recently had to take on a second job stocking shelves at night. He doesn't like Biden much but is afraid that if Trump gets in he will never leave and become dictator. Maybe we can't fix stupid like that, its just amazing and demoralizing that we are STILL at this point in early 2024.

I'm just glad my circle is very small. Personally, I felt it was my responsibility to not necessarily tell people the ugly truth but to tell them that everything is going to be okay. I would have been wrong about that one, too.