Unfortunately I am getting parts of it right. Things like the mass increased homeless problem, increased drug/mental health problems are only symptoms. Wealth inequality is so pronounced. But this time the internet exists and with it increased scrutiny. But what you need to understand is the legacy media(as recently again proven by the corporate biased coverage of the train disaster in East Palestine) are owned by larger corporations now. Independence of news gathering and dissemination is gone ftom mainstream outlets.
Ever notice the lack of exposes of drug companies now? Look at who the advertisers are. When I was watching the Superbowl on a local feed from the net an advertisement from Lockheed Martin looking for "missile assemblers" starting at 16 bucks an hour came on. CNN is getting ready now to cover where they are landing once they are told to.
This is the new reality.
