How would you vote right now if there was a referendum on the monarchy?

[UndercoverElephant]

Levelling up just seems to sound better , as if everything is on the rise so to speak.

That is precisely why it is nonsense. It comes from the same semantic stable as "sustainable growth" and "growing the pie".

[Lurkalot2]

I don't disagree but I suppose the alternative is a narrative of "we're all stuffed , nothing's going to change or get easier or better".

[UndercoverElephant]

I don't disagree but I suppose the alternative is a narrative of "we're all stuffed , nothing's going to change or get easier or better".

That narrative is at least 90% true.