Yes time moves much faster, and of course at some point America will fall like Rome and every other great power. But as you know I have always had a more optimistic long term view than the rest of you guys. And I suspect that collapse will be well after we are all long gone.

Further, I did make some good points regarding the last 50 years of failed pessimistic predictions. Although recent political trends do indeed look alarming at least in the short term! And environmental trends are a serious concern for longer than that.

At any rate, Happy New Year brother. I hope you find your way through the difficult personal times you face. For what it's worth, we're all here for you.