if a man lives long enough, he gets to see the same thing over and over.
Oh no! Not the Icescapades!
There have always been bearded men on sidewalks carrying placards with their warning, "the sky is falling!!!" I've listened to bears grumbling about these scenarios throughout my 40 years on the street. In the final analysis, I thank God for bears who persist in preaching doom and gloom. They keep just enough greater fools on the sidelines, thus preventing their prophecy.