[RockyMtnMan]

People express themselves in different ways. Online forums do not offer a glimpse into a posters daily outlook outside of the given topic.

Correctly identifying a significant negative trend and tracking it over time may seem doom and gloom but it's akin to monitoring a critical care patient. You want them to recover but you still watch their progress closely. For many, reporting the patient's progress makes them feal like they are helping the recovery process by providing the latest vitals. I am in the same camp by the way.

[Consort]

Correctly identifying a significant negative trend and tracking it over time...

Yes, you mentioned that the other day and it's a good point and doesn't carry the baggage of a doom and gloom mindset or hint at an agenda, political or otherwise, IMO.