Is getting into VOO still a good idea?

I'm 30 and it's time I go long on an index. I hear good things about Vanguard, and VOO seems to be a pretty good choice to go with. But there's talk of a recession, and fear that this thing is going down the toilet this year.. it's down by a lot and it has very low volume in comparison to SPY. To me it seems great to get in on when it's this low..