I think the difference between now and 2008 / 2000 is that you could get a decent yield on treasuries back then. Also, and related, inflation was much lower back then. Now the Fed's only tool to fight inflation will kill the economy. I think a lot of people jumped into equities after realizing that it was the only game in town that provided any kind of return. I suspect that a lot of people have too much exposure in equities and should not be in equities based on their risk tolerance / investment horizon. I also don't see the main inflation drivers: food, energy, and housing becoming cheaper anytime soon. Hopefully inflation has peaked, but I suspect it will stay high for a while. Yeh, I think it will be a hard landing. Very hard indeed. Fortunately, I think everyone can see at this point that it's not mostly due to some stupid "Putin price hike", but instead horrible, reckless government spending and policy combined with a faciliatory Fed printing money.