National Mood Archive(CLICK DOT TO JUMP)
Visualizing the collective emotional baseline across addresses
THE ARCHIVE
Chronological Semantic Mapping
“A country poised between relief and suspicion—eager for normal life, but primed for conflict over what ‘normal’ should mean.”
“A high-stakes defining agenda speech that would reset American government for a generation (either heroically or disastrously).”
“Most people either didn’t watch or thought it was ‘fine’—vaccines and checks were real; the rest sounded like big promises.”
“A weary, price-anxious country briefly refocused by a war abroad—hungry for normal life, but unsure normal was returning.”
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“The country felt like it was stepping out of a long emergency into a new era of high prices, high political conflict, and fast-moving tech change—without a shared agreement on what ‘normal’ should be.”
“N/A”
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“The culture felt split between ‘blockbuster escapism and AI futurism’ and an undercurrent of political dread and affordability fatigue.”
“A decisive election-year showdown speech—either a triumphant Biden comeback or a dishonest partisan rant, depending on the channel.”
“Most people either didn’t watch or thought it was ‘fine’ and moved on, still judging politics mainly by prices, housing, and general unease.”
“A country trying to feel ‘back to normal’ in daily life while politics and prices kept pulling attention back to conflict.”
“An earth-shaking turning point (either triumphant restoration or authoritarian threat).”
“Mostly: ‘Okay… did anything change for my bills?’”
“A high-volume, high-fragmentation culture: AI euphoria, affordability anxiety, and politics-as-entertainment all competing for the same exhausted attention.”
“A defining national inflection point—either triumphant restoration or alarming democratic backsliding.”
“Mostly: “I caught a clip; same political fighting; tell me if my bills go down.””
Cross-Year Comparison
Key performance indicators and mood shifts at a glance
| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | 6.4% | 7% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 4% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| Inflation | 4.2% | 7.5% | 6.5% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| Approval | 53.8% | 41% | 41% | 40% | 45% | 38% |
| Right Dir | 46% | 39% | 14% | 28.4% | 35% | 33% |
| Hope/Fear | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1.5 | -2 |
| Unity | 3/10 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 2.5/10 | 2.5/10 | 2/10 |