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Pessimism is never totally based in reality, it's just a frame of mind. [...] Personally, I'm an optimist.
Let me say this, as well. Statistics are bullshit. In a unique situation, the statistic is always 0% or 100%. You're either employed, or unemployed. You're never 5% unemployed.
I FULLY expect to earn more money this year, than I did last year, and so far it looks like that's exactly where I'm headed.
Another thing, I think people ignore history too much. They tend to think that right now is the most important time that has ever been, so they dramatize everything. They think it's got to be really bad right now, but if you look @ it in perspective, things are better now than they've ever been.
So when you analyse what is being sad here, I would suggest he is simply trying to put perfume on a pig, have you ever read 1984? it reminds me of the positive announcements given to the people of London and life for them becomes a matter of living hand to mouth. I am sure there are many issues which I have not even fully covered there but I think unfortunately all the indicators show that Europe is slipping into a deep recession and that America contrary to Alan Green spans bullshit about them possibly slipping into a recession, has been in a recession for the last few years but the full impact of this has been postponed for a short while due to the intervention of the central banks in the stock markets.
Quote from: virtuoso on February 15, 2008, 02:57:25 PMSo when you analyse what is being sad here, I would suggest he is simply trying to put perfume on a pig, have you ever read 1984? it reminds me of the positive announcements given to the people of London and life for them becomes a matter of living hand to mouth. I am sure there are many issues which I have not even fully covered there but I think unfortunately all the indicators show that Europe is slipping into a deep recession and that America contrary to Alan Green spans bullshit about them possibly slipping into a recession, has been in a recession for the last few years but the full impact of this has been postponed for a short while due to the intervention of the central banks in the stock markets.That's exactly what I've been thinking. Especially with the current times of big corporate media and information being everywhere around you, it's easy for them to drill you with propagandistic manners. It's easy to say things seem safer now than ever before, when really it's become easier than ever before for them to deceive the masses. Thank God for the free internet.
Generally, Virtuoso, you're a pretty pessimistic guy... about everything you talk about. Pessimism is never totally based in reality, it's just a frame of mind. So of course you look @ the economy from a pessimistic point of view.Personally, I'm an optimist. I made more money last year than I've ever made, I didn't have any problems with my home mortgage because I have a traditional mortgage, I didn't have any credit card issues because I pay cash for things I buy and don't fuck around with interest loans to myself and other bullshit ways to trade debt, and I didn't have a problem in the stock market because all my investments are properly diversified in mutual funds. I live a frugal life so I didn't care when gas prices or food prices went up, because I'm living well below my means. I FULLY expect to earn more money this year, than I did last year, and so far it looks like that's exactly where I'm headed.Let me say this, as well. Statistics are bullshit. In a unique situation, the statistic is always 0% or 100%. You're either employed, or unemployed. You're never 5% unemployed. Personal Responsibility tells me that I can beat ANY statistic. If I come out on the bad side of a statistic, there's opportunity in failure as well. Life is what you make it. Make it good.Another thing, I think people ignore history too much. They tend to think that right now is the most important time that has ever been, so they dramatize everything. They think it's got to be really bad right now, but if you look @ it in perspective, things are better now than they've ever been. We're in a war, but look how much of a designer war it is. We didn't even need to fight it. We're spending massive amounts of money, but yet people still live their lives. We've had 4 or 5 thousand people die. We're fighting over things people said. Compare all that bullshit, pussy ass war info with what was going on just back in Vietnam, or much worse in world war II or world war 1. Those were wars fought over real shit, with real casualties, and real sacrificies here at home. Even our wars now are easy to take.I'm just saying, we have it far too good for me to bitch about interest rates on a half million dollar house.