It truly is exhausting. I've mentioned in other threads I work in Property Management, notably short term/vacation rentals, and we actually have guests calling in and asking if we will refund their stays because they decided not to travel due to the shutdown. Keep in mind most of our guest clientele is the Boomer/affluent type, so I know the vast majority of them voted for this. The mere idea that they think small business should bail them out personally because of lack of a functioning federal government is laughable, but also just incredibly frustrating because they then blame us for the situation they're in. There are days I struggle to understand how they breathe the same air as we do.
I can feel myself becoming more and more jaded these last several months, mostly due to the sheer overwhelming stupidity of the average FOX viewer/GOP and just outright lies and gaslighting by the administration constantly, but also as a dad and husband who's struggling to really see any optimism for this country any time soon.