>so proud of myself doing great nailing my barre chord changes at 90 bpm, adding walking bass to my changes
>see what other bluegrass rhythm players that have been playing for 30 years are doing
>fall back down into that hole of despair

If someone dropped a Nuke the only retaliation the west will ever do is giving them sanctions + shock. Nothing of real value will happen. No one will launch nukes at them. Everyone is too scared.