I would chill on "stupid." People think this team is good enough to do it this year, and they are just anxious about blowing it, which is tough to argue with given the last few Octobers. We have all been through a lot of pain. I still have PTSD about Puig's ball over the fence in 2018 which I watched from the 7th row behind the plate. That night really hurt. I felt like the stars aligned for us that season. My dad is running out of years to see a championship (he was 8 when the Braves did it though).
I think the regular season will end without the division ever really being in jeopardy though. It is a bit amusing to me though how everyone is so wrapped up in that when even if the Cubs finish 2nd, it's completely possible they just win the WC series and beat us in the NLDS. It's not really much of an assurance to win the division. It will be an anxiety-ridden gauntlet any way you slice it.