That’s a mood. There’s something oddly comforting about diving back into a world that’s deliberately, masterfully unhinged, where the stakes are personal and the consequences feel earned, instead of this diffuse, everyone’s-losing-their-mind national fever dream.

Your frustration is coming through loud and clear, and it's a sentiment echoing across a lot of spaces right now, especially on social media and forums where people are venting about the state of things in early 2026.

If AI was the last "American Dream" narrative then tech will save us, productivity boom, new golden era, its bust cements the shift to bracing/survival.

AI has been one of the few things propping up market sentiment, corporate investment, and even parts of GDP growth over the past couple of years.

What's your main trigger for expecting the recession to hit hard this year tariffs, Fed policy, or something else?🤔

Your prediction of a hard dump to $30,000–$40,000 in a full-blown recession scenario is of no doubt's. If a severe U.S./global recession hits in 2026.

There’s also something painful in realizing that many of the dynamics he named, distraction, economic exclusion, selective protection, manufactured consent are still with us, just dressed up differently.

What’s especially corrosive is that recycling scandals trains people not to care. Even legitimate abuses get lumped in with theatrics, and accountability loses moral force.

You're right that many historical cases show religion being weaponized by rulers or governments as a mechanism for control, legitimacy, or suppression of dissent.

Yeah, that's a fair and important distinction you're making. Religion doesn't automatically equal genuine social order especially when it's imposed top-down through coercion, fear, or state power rather than emerging organically from shared values and community practices.

Insecurity itself isn't the problem; everyone has it. The issue is when unaddressed insecurity gets channeled into harmful behaviors toward self or others because admitting doubt feels too risky.

This ruling has created significant pressure on her legal team, but the story is being exaggerated in some viral posts.🙄🤔

The idea is that Christians should “take dominion” over these spheres to shape society according to their interpretation of biblical values.

During geopolitical shocks and currency fears, investors rotate out of speculative assets and into tangible ones.

Who knows! The files might be incomplete or heavily redacted🤔😅

You’re right to be skeptical — The Treasury Secretary is actively “selling” the program on TV and at events, which feels more like a political rollout than a neutral financial tool.

Lemon had been covering immigration‑related protests and has been a vocal critic of the current administration.

Religion isn’t just belief — it’s culture, identity, power, and psychology all at once. Historically, governments of all kinds have used religious institutions to reinforce social order.