The Upside of Recession?

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Just reading the comments posted here I had to pinch myself and say ,"is this a WOW post"? It looks like stupid is wide spread regardless of excuse.

Kelly of NJ 7:09PM November 10, 2008

It's not so much of an upside to drop your wisdom, your self-respect, and your pants. Apart from the obvious STD issue, life does go on beyond even the worst crisis, and many of us regret the wilder/stupider behavior of our 20s when we threw caution to the wind. Just as a for-instance, I am now at much greater risk of cervical cancer thanks to the case of HPV I got in my 20s when I was going through sex partners like there was no tomorrow.
One of the up sides of age (I'm in my 40s) is wisdom, and realizing that you can survive almost anything, even in the face of collapsing financial institutes, etc. Maybe not "thrive," but "survive."

Former Wild Child of CO 11:19AM September 15, 2008

My momma always sahed, stupid is as stupid does.
And this article does!

HillbillyBill of TN 7:08AM September 14, 2008

I just want to say that i am impressed with everything you have here.. i had no idea the recession did that to people. And to think people would know better!.. Thanks for the tip.. It made my day !! :)

Mario Shamir Loredo of NY 2:22PM September 13, 2008