I can understand how you're feeling. The vibes are bad with me too. The company I work for is pivoting a lot towards AI as well. Lots of companies and governments invested a lot on AI. If the bubble bursts, it's going to cause a lot of chaos. For inflation, it sucks but it's worse in many other countries whose currency is far weaker than the dollar. There's nothing new to say about gas prices. But I personally try to come to terms that these problems aren't in my control and what's going to happen is going to happen. So I instead try to limit my scope of worrying to my personal life, my social life, basically anything that falls within the circle where I can actually make an impact. If you feel like tough times are coming, just try to prepare in a way you and your family can get through it.

Also, I liked the dithering and CA at the start. Maybe with some tweaking of their intensity, they could add an aesthetic to your videos.