Good to get your input @thedarkhorse! And while I suspected so, glad to receive confirmation you are "hanging in." As stated in this post, I am as well. For now ...

"Without the masses the rest ..."

Exactly. A key point in my post. I sure hope "high over our heads," these people are hard at work figuring out how they are going to avoid this outcome for the inevitable next time. Before there is no point of a next time ...