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Will the global economy implode in 2016?
We're hosed - I have stocked up on canned goods
My private security guards will shoot the paupers
We'll be good or at least coast along
I have no earthly clue
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e_angst
Sep 20, 2001

by exmarx

Ratoslov posted:

Good news! Digital video doesn't get grainy as it ages. :v:

True, it'll have to be filtered by the documentary makers who are trying really hard to convey "this is where it all went wrong"...

Personal perspective: I think things will be okay, but probably rough for a year or two. My stock options that have already vested are eating poo poo right now due to the current downturn, and I was really hoping to cash some of those out to pay down some stupid credit card debt that I got into last year. Basically, 2016 (and possibly 2017) will be a year of belt-tightening and paying down debts. My job's pretty secure, though, and I have enough savings to deal with a catastrophe if it comes.

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e_angst
Sep 20, 2001

by exmarx

Marenghi posted:

He's living in a box in his friends living room. It's basically the same situation as sharing with a friend and sleeping on a bed in their living room.

If the box was built by a landlord and rented out to a prospective tenant then it might be a bit more indicative of the dire housing situation.

It's basically crashing on his buddy's couch, but he gets to masturbate feet away from where people eat.

e_angst
Sep 20, 2001

by exmarx

MiddleOne posted:

Kinda, the endgame of capitalism is effectively transitioning back into feudalism.

So wait, the endgame of the very system that tore down feudalism is to transition back into feudalism?

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