One easy way to spot AI in writing is through something called contrastive framing: it’s not x, it’s y. For example, “It’s not me, it’s you.” That formula can force ideas into opposition, and lately it mirrors the way many people are discussing world events.
More and more, topics are framed in extremes — danger or opportunity, loss or gain, human or machine. As conversations around the job market and the economy intensify, and for everyone from new graduates to retirees, those extremes can create an uneasy sense that the future is narrowing instead of opening.
Notice though, that’s scarcity at work. Scarcity shrinks your field of vision until all you can see is what might be lost. Abundance widens it again. It reminds you that uncertainty might be ahead, but it does not erase all the opportunities still in front of you.
If scarcity is showing up in your financial life lately, let’s talk. Summer 2026 gives us the longest possible stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day, from May 25 to September 7 — a little extra room to reset, refocus, and make the most of what’s ahead. And I’m here to help you do exactly that.
Chris Perme may be reached at 330-527-9301 or cperme@financialguide.com, www.permefinancialgroup. com.
Christopher Perme is a registered representative of and offers securities, investment advisory and financial planning services through MML Investors Services,LLC. Member SIPC. (www.SIPC.org) Supervisory Office: 1956 Carter Road Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44113. 216- 621-5680. Perme Financial Group is not a subsidiary or affiliate of MML Investors Services, LLC or its affiliated companies.
