I've felt this way for some time since Covid. I've been waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop, and I think we're seeing that now.

There's public acknowledgement now of a housing bubble, tacit admissions we're probably in a recession, the "AI" Bubble, and more.

Pair this with the current political instability in the States, and it's gonna get ugly.

I feel less hopeful about the near and long-term future than I have in a long time.