Yeah, and another strategy is to manufacture fake/exaggerated stories about supposed problems. To the extent that the whole notion of “am I better now than 4 years ago” is becoming quite broken, increasingly follo ing the political affiliations rather than reality, and the “am I better off” (more reality-v\based) vs “is the country better off” (more perception-based) are increasingly disconnected...
Yeah, and another strategy is to manufacture fake/exaggerated stories about supposed problems. To the extent that the whole notion of “am I better now than 4 years ago” is becoming quite broken, increasingly follo ing the political affiliations rather than reality, and the “am I better off” (more reality-v\based) vs “is the country better off” (more perception-based) are increasingly disconnected...