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Reflecting back to the years leading up to this collapse, Gideon emphasizes that the warning signs were there, lurking just beneath the surface. Rising costs of living, stagnant wages, and mounting personal debt painted a bleak picture that few chose to acknowledge. Despite experts like Dr. Evelyn Morrow raising alarms about the unsustainable nature of the economy, her voice was drowned out by those who insisted on believing in an everlasting American prosperity. In hindsight, this optimism proved catastrophic, leading the nation into a gradual unraveling that few saw coming.