It’s not as bad as certain media would have you believe.

Don’t get me wrong, I am far, far from entertained by the shit-show south of us and by the very serious issues that exist worldwide. As a whole though, I think there is room for optimism. Not blind faith and not “damn, we are doing so great!” but optimism. People are still capable of amazing things and while things do seem dark and the narrative paints every challenge as unwinnable, remember that this the intention of groups that want things broken. Them saying so doesn’t make it so however.

I’m an old cynic but shit’s still not as bad as it seems.

Yeah, there’s simply no way they could meet expectations anymore and I think they know it.