I've been through this before... The perceived promises - which are actually misconstrued comments about possibilities. The doomsayers - who can find dismay in every possibility for hope. The liars - who do whatever they can to polish a turd so it can be sold at a premium. The victims - who once believed, but now are confronted with bleakness and can't find light. The deniers - who can't accept reality, so invent one that they can embrace and sleep well at night.
My friends, some will stay; most will go.
Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst... And what is the worst: looking for, and someday finding, another job?
We will all fare better than those who suffer in hopelessness in the slums of (insert your favorite third world shit hole here). And sadly, CCi - despite its deep flaws and transgressions - DID pull many people out of a cycle of poverty; but won't be able to do so much longer. I pray we fix public education so we stop this cycle of class/education stratification.
Good will prevail. In the long run, it always does.