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Ultimately, the true legacy of the Quiet Reset will not be found in any single executive order or a specific percentage increase in the stock market. It will be found in the permanent alteration of the relationship between the government and the governed. It will be seen in the health of the air and water twenty years from now, and in the stability of a market that has forgotten what it is like to have a safety net. For now, the adrenaline is high, the press conferences are frequent, and the pens are never far from the podium. America has decided to reset its clock, choosing the immediate glare of the present over the shadowed uncertainty of the future. Whether this reset leads to a more competitive and resilient nation, or simply a faster journey toward a systemic breaking point, is a question that only time—the one thing the reset tries to ignore—will be able to answer.
