Again, it's all a tad vague and unspecific; that very slipperiness of definition is part of why I'm having trouble pinning it down. It's a bit of argumentativeness, a bit of lethargy, a bit less imagination and enthusiasm than I'm used to seeing, a bit more despairing resignation of That Which Cannot Be Changed.

All of which I've certainly been seeing in *myself* to a substantial degree; indeed, it's almost a description of depression. The question is, am I correct that some measure of that is also true on the larger SCA scale, or am I simply projecting? I could easily believe either...