Decomposed I think that you are wrong now...of course if you are negative long enough there will be various terrible events happening from time to time, such as 9/11, that will make the perma-negative ilk look right, but I know things are getting better.
I am in the process of de-armimg myself by at least 75% by selling off various rifles & pistols I have bought over the years.
I look forward to the coming years with my Family...there is nothing like having Family close at hand. In the words of the immortal Bobby Ferris..."Don't worry...be happy"???