MacGryffin and MMMBop have unique perspectives that I had forgotten about, among others. Interesting, and if any of us could know that we would not be around (in this life) very long, we might enjoy it more.
The long term is probably the main concern for so many here in the US. If we could count on most of our retirement being a strong possibility, then many changes in the short to mid-term would be much easier to adapt to.