Hmm.. interesting predictions. :-) I'd actually expect open source to gain more contributors if there's a whole bunch of unemployed software developers. If yo

Hmm.. interesting predictions. :-) I'd actually expect open source to gain more contributors if there's a whole bunch of unemployed software developers. If you're looking for work, you're still going to have a lot of free time. On the other hand, perhaps we'll just see an increase in users at sites like reddit and News.YC instead. The thing I find most impressive about these sites is how they have managed to harness the power of people's free time. With more unemployment, I'd expect these sites to see some growth. So I'm going to predict that we'll see more of these kinds of sites which are designed to harness the power of people who are bored... that's basically what web 2.0 is all about right? ;-)