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> there needs to be a concern on the part of today's young people for the perpetuation of the system from which they benefited so greatly It also seems like th

> there needs to be a concern on the part of today's young people for the perpetuation of the system from which they benefited so greatly It also seems like the system that will throw me overboard and tell me to "pull myself up by the bootstraps" the moment I hit turbulent times.

SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
Given current events, the argument could be made that it'll also throw you overboard the minute it hits turbulent times as well. Rough seas ahead, somebody is going in the water.
- folkhack 6y ago
  Right now I feel for the folks that physically have to be on the front-line of all of this to the point I'll say we did throw a lot of them overboard. I'm afraid someone will go off on me for saying this, in regards to unemployment - I do not believe many of these jobs are ever coming back... and I think we've got a recession on our hands that's about to make 2008 look like a stroll through the tulips. We're just in the quiet before the storm =( I don't think enough people here get how lucky most HNers are to be on the right side of the class divide, especially now.
  - SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
    Given that this recession was largely artificial - in the sense it's not the market pausing itself, I have no idea if this will prove to be a bad one or not - I don't think we've ever seen anything like this before. But I do share the same fear you have, that the jobs aren't coming back. I think for a lot of companies the skeleton crew will become the normal crew, and as always more will be done with less to the detriment of everyone who isn't still employed.
RestlessMind 6y ago
> It also seems like the system that will throw me overboard ... the moment I hit turbulent times. Which is why having a set of people who are close to you is so priceless. Ultimately, your family and your best friends are more likely to be there for you than any government run program.

SketchySeaBeast 6y ago

Given current events, the argument could be made that it'll also throw you overboard the minute it hits turbulent times as well. Rough seas ahead, somebody is going in the water.

folkhack 6y ago
Right now I feel for the folks that physically have to be on the front-line of all of this to the point I'll say we did throw a lot of them overboard. I'm afraid someone will go off on me for saying this, in regards to unemployment - I do not believe many of these jobs are ever coming back... and I think we've got a recession on our hands that's about to make 2008 look like a stroll through the tulips. We're just in the quiet before the storm =( I don't think enough people here get how lucky most HNers are to be on the right side of the class divide, especially now.
- SketchySeaBeast 6y ago
  Given that this recession was largely artificial - in the sense it's not the market pausing itself, I have no idea if this will prove to be a bad one or not - I don't think we've ever seen anything like this before. But I do share the same fear you have, that the jobs aren't coming back. I think for a lot of companies the skeleton crew will become the normal crew, and as always more will be done with less to the detriment of everyone who isn't still employed.

RestlessMind 6y ago

> It also seems like the system that will throw me overboard ... the moment I hit turbulent times. Which is why having a set of people who are close to you is so priceless. Ultimately, your family and your best friends are more likely to be there for you than any government run program.