There is some potentially interesting overlap with the article posted earlier about the Chinese Lying Flat movement. People on both sides of the pond are dropp

There is some potentially interesting overlap with the article posted earlier about the Chinese Lying Flat movement. People on both sides of the pond are dropping jobs that provide diminishing returns, and that makes them re-evaluate their yearly iPhone (or whatever expensive commodity item) purchases. Last year's lockdown taught a good lot of us how to live with things we already have. The shipping and transport supply chain problems are just rubbing salt into the wounds. As is the rapid increase in house (renting or buying) and food costs. This isn't unrelated to the number of landmark restaurants closing down everywhere, either. They can't run without jacking up the prices, and customers don't want to pay that amount for what their offering. It's sad when it costs $50 per person for lunch at a wing pub.