An opinion writer with the unlikely name of Bayta Ungar-Sargon observes we are in a “vibecession” which she defines as follows.
Not a recession—that’s when the economy is bad—but a VIBE-cession: That’s when the economy is good, but the vibes just suck.
And she identifies a reason, supplied by Vox.
White-collar workers likely exert disproportionate influence over how economic conditions are perceived, since we enjoy an outsize voice in journalism and politics. Given that clout, the fact that job and wage growth has been especially weak in white-collar sectors might partly explain the darkening national mood.
To which she adds.
The fact that white collar workers are much more likely to be Democrats, and political affiliation has become a major predictor for whether a voter thinks the economy is doing well, might explain a lot.
To which I’d add that the bad vibes are the sour feelings of voters who find their TDS exacerbated by Trump’s hyperactivity and omnipresence. I doubt there is much the GOP can do to assuage their angst.
