It could be. I definitely get the vibe things will get worse and worse and the majority of the people around us are going to continue to be perpetually befuddled even if we lay out why over and over to them. Basically gave up trying to talk to people about politics and ethics and all that. I used to and I'd think maybe I'm making progress but I'm not, they forget all of it and are just "listening" because they view it as daily small talk. to pass the time. No one's invested in anything, they want the media to do it for them. As bad as the material conditions are, it wouldn't be so bad if people had communist consciousness and spirit, doing everything we can for each other and making up for tge problems of life but being trapped on a polluted, dying planet with selfish husks isn't appealing at all and not worth living in.