For my family, I prefer the more positive connotation of "building an Ark for the inevitable flood" or the classic "make hay while the sun shines". Both of whi

For my family, I prefer the more positive connotation of "building an Ark for the inevitable flood" or the classic "make hay while the sun shines". Both of which can be healthy if done right. As for the information loops you mention, that's why discernment is now more important than access. But I wouldn't blame media/games/the internet entirely for our perception of the state of the world. I grew up upper-middle-class in the 90s with all the optimism that came with it, school plays about how great the future is going to be, in 6th grade choir they actually made us sing a really cringe song called "We are the people of the 21st century" basically about how awesome the future is going to be, link if you want a listen (https://www.musick8.com/html/current_tune.php?songorder=5&numbering=46 https://www.musick8.com/html/current_tune.php?songorder=5&nu...). Well fast forward 22 years since I was forced to sing that, and at least here in the US, everything you need to live a middle class life (housing, education, healthcare, even food these days) is substantially, sometimes multiple times more expensive than it used to be, and wage growth has been stagnant. Meanwhile we've lived through several "once in a generation" crises. All of which we were not simply unprepared for, we were explicitly told the opposite was going to happen our whole lives. It wasn't really until the GFC that the facade started to crack. There will be "a future" for us, but it's not guaranteed positive anymore, particularly on an individual level. I'm in the process of spinning up lifestyle businesses I don't particularly like in addition to my 9-5 so my kids to have what my dad could afford with just his 9-to-5. And I'm one of the lucky ones to even have that possibility. I'm also sticking close to family, for the time being I'm refusing to move anywhere out of the US NorthEast corridor and surrounding regions. I'm lucky to have largely supportive family, and I'd be foolish to abandon that resource for a job I "might" like better 1000 miles away, especially if things are going to get worse before they get better. A recession is basically baked in at this point, although it's impossible to say exactly when. Maybe things will get better, but don't bet on it. If there's one thing current events do bear out: Complacency kills.