Look at the US economy it’s the strongest it’s ever been. Maybe that’s not a good indicator for the rest of the world?
Let’s look at some of the poorest countries? Have they improved over the last 20 years or gone south?
I don’t think I’m day dreaming, I’m working hard and building things. I can sit there and speculate or I can worry about impacting things.
I agree there is a large amount of division and political risk in the US.
Edit: but still we are far from the world ending.
More concretely, home buying is a cornerstone of the American economic system, but a combination of income stagnation, student loan debt, and absurd overpricing nationwide has priced out much of the "millennial" demographic. In my local area, shoddy houses are going for $700k, but nobody approaching 30 is buying anything. That sort of thing just isn't sustainable. And this is from the point of view of having a good tech income, which is a bubble.