Had to endure this for hours tonight. This quote is very relevant...

[RHL]

 

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[randomnumber314]

What state are you in? I'm just wondering if the economy is actually still lagging where you are.

One of my former employees spent most of the day complaining about how much the government was screwing everyone over. If only the government wasn't x, wouldn't y, stopped z, taxes would be lower and chocolate rivers of love and money would flow through the streets. Get a grip on reality and take control of your life people!

I feel for you Endeka. I'll have an extra drink in your honor tonight.

 

[GuestUser113]

He is in Flint, Michigan.

 

[Bigguns50]

Suburb of Detroit, Michigan.
Hell yes, the economy is awful here. I don't use the economy as an excuse for not making money but in reality, here, it definitely limits opportunity on the local level. Unemployment and crime are ridiculously high. I understand why so many people have given up.

The economy here also has a huge impact on people's mood.... Very negative, defensive, and depressing.

 

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[RHL]

Pennsylvania. But it wouldn't matter. Are you in a first-world country where the government will protect a business you start? Do you have a smartphone with internet access? Are you able bodied and of sound mind? Then you can buck the trend. A depression is just a word for opportunities moving to different sectors. Sure, you can't start a luxury clothing store in Detroit, but everyone has needs, and if the pain point is high enough, they'll find a way to pay for them. Tons of homeless people I see have smart phones. How did that happen? The pain was high enough.

 

[Unknown]

Pennsylvania. But it wouldn't matter. Are you in a first-world country where the government will protect a business you start? Do you have a smartphone with internet access? Are you able bodied and of sound mind? Then you can buck the trend. A depression is just a word for opportunities moving to different sectors. Sure, you can't start a luxury clothing store in Detroit, but everyone has needs, and if the pain point is high enough, they'll find a way to pay for them. Tons of homeless people I see have smart phones. How did that happen? The pain was high enough.

This post should be required reading to join the site.

 

[davedev]

A depression is just a word for opportunities moving to different sectors.

<-- Mindblown.

Thanks.

 

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[RHL]

The only time people stop having needs is when they're dead. The only time people stop striving (learning) to pay for what they really, deeply need is when they're utterly incapacitated. If you look in the most desperate ghetto and see even one person of able body and sound mind, that person needs something, and will give you something in return for it.