I always like to start with something interesting. I don't know if you guys know, but we are in the

middle of a box bloodbath. Have you heard about this? Yes, a box bloodbath. You see, cardboard box

demand has been plunging, like in a free fall over the last six months. Okay, I know you're

thinking like, well, how could this be? Because I get at least three Amazon boxes to my house every single day.

Well, apparently the demand for cardboard boxes has taken a nosedive.

So it says the American Forest and Paper Association.

So what the heck's going on?

Well, they say the layoffs, inflation, dwindling savings, rising interest rates, and fears of recession

are making people spend less money online.

So it turns out that the cardboard box industry is a really great indicator as far as the

state of the economy.

Now, don't you feel so smart?

Yeah.

I mean, isn't this something that you're going to look at somebody and go, whoa, let me tell you this about the cardboard box industry.

And, you know, if you were a mountain, you would be known as cleverest, right?

You would be.

Although, I will tell you, if you are still buying smart water at $5 a bottle, it's just not working. Okay. It's just not working.

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