The state of America is essentially the state of humanity in general.
Largely due to a combination of anachronistic capitalism and misguided digital technology,
humanity is one again immersed in a dark age.
The last time we were in one,
it took centuries for a renaissance to begin pulling us out of it.
Presently, it does not appear that our planet will sustain human habitation long enough
for us to arrive at another renaissance.
What that means, then, is that humanity has essentially finished telling the meaningful part of its story.
We're all part of the epilogue.
Once we understand and accept that,
I suppose it should take the pressure off.