I am in a large west-coast city. People are largely good and I am positive and optimistic on humanity. But fiat society is losing to entropy. Basic concepts such as sanitation, public order, and law enforcement are maybe 20% effective depending on the specific area. I speak to a lot of random people in my travels. Many are under the spell of "current thing", but many also have eyes wide open. I am always trying to find ways to break spells and empower people to be independent thinkers.