Thank you very much for this. Puts a less evil if not less ominous spin on Elon's post election tweet. Will be taking your book recs. Makes me wonder if the cycle theory is something that must happen or if it happens because the expectation/preparation causes it. We do seem to get fixated on doom theories and end up hastening ourselves toward them. Maybe it's a control thing--get it over with so we can know it, preferably the way we expect.