So much truth in your statement Lyn—my exact sentiment.

A personal credo of mine (most frequently in business) has been, “I’d rather know and have it be bad than not know.” If I know, I can act. I tend to be very good at “What’s wrong with this picture?” rather than what’s good about it. Doesn’t make me an inspiring leader or a fun guy, but has served me well and wouldn’t change this tendency.

I think the problem is we have no way of knowing the relative scale of what is presented to us in relation to reality. A historical graph of this relationship paralleling historical events would likely reveal a VERY interesting story.

That someone IS making decisions about what is presented, and the magnitude, is very unsettling.

Thank you for verbalizing what is likely an increasingly common experience.