Yes, it's a crazy and tumultuous time here in the US, and much of the rest of the world. I believe we're closer than we think to western civilization breaking down completely. Mostly because of the divisiveness of so many disinformation campaigns. What comes next, I'm not sure of but I do know it will be chaotic. Out of the chaos maybe something better will be born? Having grown up in the 1970's I see how indoctrinated we all were. There almost was as much nationalistic propaganda being taught in public schools as there was in the USSR, only with a different spin. As for current day politicians, there's not a single one of them that I trust. The system itself is broken, IMHO, and I don't even know how we fix it or even if we can at this point. So many futurists are talking about a world where we co-govern ourselves with the help of some altruistic, super-intelligent AI. In a perfect world that might work. It might be the thing that ultimately saves us from ourselves but there are so many risks. I feel like all I can do, personally, now is make sure I'm being the best human I can be, do good work, make sound decisions, and enjoy the years I have left. Lovely poem!