the doom and gloom has been predicted for lifetimes, though in the context of this recent doom and gloom report that began since the 1970's, maybe the time for crying wolf is finally over?
debt has been funding debt for so long, who is to say they can't keep adding to the stack of cards and it won't collapse?
maybe increasing immigration where the younger and immigrants pay for the debt of the older and natives, will keep the illusion sustainable?