Another problem is because of hedonic adaptation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_adaptation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_adaptation People might a

Another problem is because of hedonic adaptation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_adaptation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_adaptation People might actually feel happier when moving from a miserable state to a better state compared to being in a good state all along. So we are seeing the effects of people being grateful that recovery is happening, not that the world has already recovered.