A ton of people thought Russia would or at least could invade Ukraine. Though I do recall when those people were made fun of by our President 2 years before the first stage of their invasion - "the 1980s called - they want their foreign policy back".

> but if everyone is living in la la land thinking nothing bad can happen until it does... I don't think that is a good way to conduct society

Except that is not at all where American society is at. People, especially chronically online or in front of 24 hour news programs are expressing some of the most negative views towards the future as they ever have.

Yes, if the world is actually shit then you aren't wearing shit colored glasses. I don't think it is, so I will just laugh at and feel sad for those people who are so down in the dumps. Obviously I might be wrong about this, I guess we will have to wait and see.