The Coronavirus

[Bob Butler 54]

(06-14-2020, 06:52 PM)pbrower2a Wrote:

(06-14-2020, 01:46 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(06-14-2020, 10:18 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: It is better that people have diminished expectations during a Crisis Era.

This one depends on perspective.  S&H predicted the crisis always had more effect than was believed possible going in.  The Revolution saw us achieve total independence from Britain.  The Civil Was saw us ending slavery.  The Great Depression and World War II saw us with government regulation of the economy and a role as world policeman.  These were only dreams before the trigger.

Diminished expectations imply that people know that they will not get what they want -- or even be able to seek what they sought (easy money from speculative activity) in the 3T. People are best off to expect reduced income, higher prices, higher taxes, and less consumer choice in return for creating a better, more just, and more sustainable world. Many people will have to decide that soft work in a government or corporate bureaucracy will not be available -- so learn a trade or start a business and do some real good for Humanity if you don;t want to be a prole.   

If by expectations you mean selfish people want and expect the unraveling hedonism to go on forever, sure, you are going to get clipped. If you hope the old values to be destroyed, that is another thing.