Scott Ford

That's right.

Yeah, it's a great question.

But, you know, what I encourage people to think about is the fact that

You know, some of the data from the survey suggests that this lack of confidence is really a function of kind of like the things that are outside of their control, like the economy, inflation, cost of housing, geopolitical tension, all those things.

But really, all those things have kind of always been there.

Right.

Like we often look back and we use history as a guide, especially as we try to forecast going forward.

Right.

There have always been recessions.

There will always been geopolitical risk.

They're always kind of like inflation is looming in the background.

Right.

You've never had any control over over any of those things.

I think that what is different today is people, it's almost, you, you don't get a break from the headlines, right?

Like we all kind of, and I'm guilty of it too.

When our social media feeds, you know, 24 hour news cycles, I wake up first thing in the morning, I turn on the financial news.

And sometimes I have to remind myself, Hey, turn that off for now.

Right?

Like it, it, there's an intensity and a velocity, I think.

And,