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Originally posted by stevegmu
To be honest, I haven't felt this crisis whatsoever. If it weren't for the markets going down, I would think this economic downturn is just fear-mongering by politicians and the media. I don't know anyone who has lost their job, nor house.
These new skills are gonna make them SECURE and SELF-SUFFICANT (Skyfloating) and in which fields. Saw a want ad in a Harvy's today. These banks are failing for...... #z and giggles. It's real, the reasons for it may be self-induced , living beyond their means but its real.
But they are also seeing this as a chance. They found out that the "no worker left behind" program pays $3,000 per person towards education expenses. These guys are going out and learning new skills, paid by the gov.
Originally posted by kosmicjack
Regardless of any of the possibilities (or opportunities, whichever) you put forth, we - including you - are going to have to deal with the collective reality of the society in which we live. We can deal with our own personal situations however we choose but we are still part of a collective experience and we will have to deal with whatever outcome the prevailing mindset has set in motion.
we have to pay for our transgressions.
Originally posted by beebs
It is still rough though, having paradigms crumble and finding out everything we were doing in life was based on lies.
One must purge, before one can be reborn.
Originally posted by branty
Im glad for you that this Depression is liberating to you. Maybe that liberation can passed around at the local Food Bank where they are swamped with request from people who are not yet "Liberated"
Originally posted by blujay
The posts were leaning towards, 'hey, maybe we should go back to the way it was. we can farm our fields and learn trades, etc...'
Originally posted by TheWayISeeIt
asking people who don't know they have legs to get up and run with those unused things that dangle off their torsos.
You sound like you given up on folks Sky, the original op was about current crisis, my message was it was real, Im sure people will rebound and rebuild, but to deny any problem, is falling down on yourself
Originally posted by Skyfloating
Originally posted by TheWayISeeIt
asking people who don't know they have legs to get up and run with those unused things that dangle off their torsos.
To build on that analogy: Ever see a kid who is learning to evolve from crawling to walking fall down and say "Im not getting up again because I fell down!" No, you havent. They all eventually get up.
Too bad adults are often not that way
Originally posted by branty
You sound like you given up on folks Sky, the original op was about current crisis, my message was it was real, Im sure people will rebound and rebuild, but to deny any problem, is falling down on yourself