> I disagree that the sentiment of the general population is not a useful indicator of how good things are going for the general population

I think that there's a factual case that general sentiment is no longer a useful indicator of "how good things are going for the general population".

Sources:

https://www.newsweek.com/economy-strength-politics-yougov-da...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/09/is-e...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-21/consumer-...