Have you ever unplugged from legacy media for an extended period? This experiment flips our perceptions toward direct, personal experience, and it reveals the disconnect between long-term trends and what gets reported.
The micro-versus-macro contrast is glaringly obvious in the United States under President Donald Trump. Survey data aggregated in January by the American Enterprise Institute shows people felt optimistic about their own lives, finances, and work prospects. However, even though “half or more rated economic conditions as excellent or good,” they “were more optimistic about their personal situations than they were about the country.”
