2 January 2024 - doom time

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When you're too busy with important things to work out a serious opinion on blah blah--which is almost always--you whip one up based on authority figures and general feelings. Ask an American about the state of the nation: One set of authority figures says that Trump is a danger to democracy, and another says that democracy is a danger to Trump. All agree we are in peril. The economy is part of the state of the nation, so obviously it is trash. QED

clue:

Same topic as yesterday. The U.S. economy is actually booming, and people's spending reflects that they know it. But they don't believe it. Commentators are puzzled because they assume opinions are based on evidence.

take oh take this clue away

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