the "economy" and "good news" .

 

 By Miral Fahmy  ­  Fri Oct 30, 12:59 am ET
SINGAPORE (Reuters) ­ It seems the financial crisis isn't all doom and
gloom: one in four people are glad the world's economy slumped like it
did, because it helped them realize their priorities in life, according
to a global survey.
Market research firm Synovate polled around 11,400 people across the
world and found more than half had permanently changed their attitudes
toward money over the last 12 months.

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rocket scientist wrote:

global survey.


And it remains to be seen how much of that claimed permanent change actually is.

The great depression certainly did produce a permanent change in attitude in
many, but its
unlikely that the current recession will, it hasnt even reached double digits
unemployment.

Some countrys like Australia didnt even get a technical recession
or much of a change in the unemployment rate either.

 

Rod Speed wrote:


global survey.


Think -- would a sane person rejoice in misfortune because it made them get
their priorities in order?  I posit that that response resulted from the
phrasing of the question.

Dumb people don't get smarter because they get slapped in the face with
unpleasant reality.


is.

I may have taken that survey.  I've been asked several times in a number of
surveys if my attitude has changed due to the current "hard times".  I have to
answer no because it didn't need to.  I've always been frugal and unwasteful
and careful with money.  Sometimes they just don't ask the right questions.


many, but its

unemployment.

Depends on the area.  Some are worse.

--
Cheers, Bev
Far away in a strange land

 

The Real Bev wrote

gloom: one in four people are glad the

priorities in life, according to a global

Too radical.


priorities in order?

It didnt say anything about rejoice.


You quire sure you aint one of those rocket scientist gorgons ?


unpleasant reality.

Plenty of people do change what they do when slapped in the face with unpleasant
reality.


and found more than half had permanently

is.


surveys if my attitude has changed due to

I've always been frugal and unwasteful and

That isnt likely to be true with many they asked.


That particular one doesnt appear to be too bad.


many, but its unlikely that the current

Sure, but nowhere is anything like as bad as during the great depression.