"but remember it's been a while since the last one, and it's a common thing to occur in the economy, or any other ecological system" The general term for this

"but remember it's been a while since the last one, and it's a common thing to occur in the economy, or any other ecological system" The general term for this is 'business cycle' [1] [1] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/businesscycle.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/businesscycle.asp