Tag: Great Recession

Before the Great Recession, “The Warning” (full documentary)

Posted on by Lone Candle

Congress was warned well ahead of time about how the lack of regulation and transparency would lead to a great crash when many big institutions were all making the same bets and making the same assumptions. Congress didn’t listen. They listened to the Ayn Rand follower Alan Greenspan instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ25uZtey34

Psychology of Xennials (1976 – 1985)

Posted on by Lone Candle

Xenniels grew up at least partially in an analog world, but were still in their formative years when we went mostly digital. They didn’t grow up in one world or the other. They grew up in both worlds and during the transition. They also got hit early with the Great Recession.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqs0PokPDqo