“Prepare for crisis.” But ask yourself… what crisis, and who created it? Every few years, the same script plays out: • “Tighten your belt” • “Change your habits” • “Expect less” Meanwhile… • Prices rise faster than wages • Public services decline • Corporations post record profits • Governments increase spending elsewhere And somehow, the responsibility always lands on you. Not on policy decisions. Not on systemic inefficiencies. Not on the structures that shape the economy. You. This isn’t about panic. It’s about normalisation. Normalising: Lower living standards Less financial security Reduced expectations for the future All framed as “just how things are now.” Real question: If people are being told to prepare… Why aren’t we being shown what’s actually being prepared behind the scenes? Because once you start asking that… You stop reacting emotionally And start analysing structurally Don’t just absorb the message. Interrogate it. Who benefits from this narrative? W...