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[xaosseed]

I've noticed a shift in the flavour here on LJ from emoting about 'why does X/Y/Z snub me/not love me' to 'how am I making ends meet'. Looks like a shift down the Heirarchy of Needs from Esteem or Love/Belonging to Safety which is a big flag for this recession starting to bite.

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[timiat]

The dotcom bubble was bursting while I was in college, and there was some handwringing about whether competition for grad school slots would increase due to people not being able to find jobs.

Also, most people here don't really take time to go travel because America doesn't really work that way. :) The trust fund kiddies do, and sometimes people will snag a chance during college, but that's about it. Most jobs around here will not wait for you to go on a long holiday, and never have.

[xaosseed]

S'true, hasn't been like that in the states but it has here - and its all a matter of expectations; a decade ago, hell half a decade ago it was out there to go wandering but it was getting to be the norm.

GDP/head the UK/France/Germany has been trailing US/Japan by ~15 years, Ireland was in turn ~20 years behind them until the mid 90's and now we're only ten years behind the US/Japan. Even dropping back to just Eurozone average will be a big shock to Ireland.

Its relative change, not absolute that makes people squirm.