Do we forget or are we pressured to let go and get back to working and spending? As I was rewatching “The Looming Tower,” I realized there have been 3 transformative, global crises over the past 22 year: 9/11, the Great Recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic. All 3 were followed by a subtle or not-so-subtle push to resume our consumerist b…
Do we forget or are we pressured to let go and get back to working and spending? As I was rewatching “The Looming Tower,” I realized there have been 3 transformative, global crises over the past 22 year: 9/11, the Great Recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic. All 3 were followed by a subtle or not-so-subtle push to resume our consumerist behavior (“get down to Disney World in Florida,” “end the lockdowns”).
Do we forget or are we pressured to let go and get back to working and spending? As I was rewatching “The Looming Tower,” I realized there have been 3 transformative, global crises over the past 22 year: 9/11, the Great Recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic. All 3 were followed by a subtle or not-so-subtle push to resume our consumerist behavior (“get down to Disney World in Florida,” “end the lockdowns”).