TL;DR: Low-agency calm under a loud systemic hum. Americans wrap themselves in familiar IP and rewatches, nurse niche joys, and conserve energy while courts, climate, campuses, and cash numbers drone in the background. Anything demanding attention—tech, art, institutions—has to prove it.
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