To everyone pointing out there is no "conspiracy" here: In the mid-size city I live in, I hear small business owners and local execs worried all the time about

To everyone pointing out there is no "conspiracy" here: In the mid-size city I live in, I hear small business owners and local execs worried all the time about how a commercial real estate crash would send us into recession. The systemic consequences - real or imagined - are very much top of mind for all the - real or imagined - decision makers. They feel like it's their duty to steer this ship for the greater good. The attitude is nearly lock-step. I'd take a painful recession today if it means I still don't have to go into the office a decade from now. Rip the band-aid off.