I prefer to be called a realist more than a pessimist, but I do fully enjoy snark and snickering. So it's not all terrible times. Even if I am raising an eyebrow at that joining together business. And so on.
That's good to hear then. May you have more years of things going very well, considering there's been a bit of a downturn really? If you've nothing to complain about, then you must be well off, business-wise.