If you're planning to save & invest and retire say in 20 years, would you rather have a market that goes up +10% every year or a market that stays flat or negative for as long as possible and then has all the gains concentrated later?
This is how you should think about market downturns. A market crash is a blessing if you're still accumulating wealth. A "lost decade" would be just about the best thing that can happen to you if you're in your prime earning years.