Finally the social bubble seems to be bursting. Do remember that in 2000 there was backlash against Amazon as well, and it’s still around. Still, global oil demand level is low. Most people seem to agree that some of the “fixes” to the 2008 financial crisis were only band-aids, and the fundamental structural problems were put off for another day. Is that day now? Pessimism is cheap, but if you feel it, why not share it? I mused about a possible recession in May of 2007, and some of the comments were kind of funny and tragic. I’ll quote, with names removed to protect the guilty:
They’re practically glorified hiccups nowadays. I don’t get what the big deal is.
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In a word, no. Unless you’re talking houses here in the Bay Area, but the “recession” is more like a return to a normal, vanilla market. All the economic signs I see look good. Krugman’s cat must be hurting.
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The economy has been generally good, unemployment has been relatively low throughout. And so no, I don’t see the looming failure ecomomically.
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I doubt it. People often react to one aspect of the economy without looking at the larger picture. Yes, there was an overextension …