It Was The Worst of Times, It Was The Worst of Times

I have been around for about 5 or 6 decades and don’t remember times like these. There have been recessions, there have been national protests, there have been pandemics. However, not all at once and not as high a level as current times. Whether these times are the hardest or most weird is up to opinion but I have heard many commentators who believe the conditions mentioned to be accurate.

The current woes and difficulties in global societies have been made worse in my opinion by ratcheting up the base level of common stress that is present at any given point in history. Prior to Covid people were concerned about what had become the normals in life: family, job, home purchase investing for retirement, and college. None of those things are a given any more.