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I suspect that a fair amount of in-person interactions that went virtual at the start of the pandemic, stayed virtual. More food delivery instead of going to a grocery store and seeing others, for example. I believe those casual interactions with others matter more than we realize.

Fuck off, he was Mossad, dipshit.

Voting for Republicans is the demonstrable primary cause, combined with a particularly strong loser vibe among Democrats

Interesting, thanks for writing.

Frustrating to quote Darling and Dube but then conclude "Inflation has made today’s life harder to afford". The article's best is showing the common explanations that aren't accurate to better explain potential solutions.

Great piece. One thought I struggle with in all this: the role of optimism and the interplay with declining birth rates and home ownership. While many of the economic conditions we're seeing now may have happened in the past, there is a sense of decline that permeates the US right now.

> As a cultural-political force, the 2020 pandemic never ended. I'd just like to add that as a pandemic, the 2020 pandemic never ended.

[housing is the vibe cycle]

Great piece. Thanks for that. But you sometimes mix up happiness (“How happy are you with your life overall?”) with mental health (“How sad/anxious/depressed have you been in the last four weeks?”). These are different things and can move independently. Mental health has been improving since 2021

There definitely seems to be a knock-on effect from 'normal' infections! www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/eve...