It was a bit more recent for me, about 3 years ago now, when i realized my city is terrible at coordinating with itself and nobody seems to care about their own neighborhood, while the other half does but had no voice, so i became that voice, and am stretching myself thin trying to make an impact.

I get that.
Being positive is such a standard now.
Like most expectations, they hardly ever fall in line with possibility, and man, do you have to be persistent to push your own alternative reality.

When reality is dim, can change at a whim, people might actively navigate away from facing that.

Our cats find loving homes, and if they can't, they aren't going anywhere, they have one with us. These babies are our world.