“Something really big happened in the world's wiring in the last decade, but it was obscured by the financial crisis and post-9/11. We went from a connected world to a hyperconnected world. I'm always struck that Facebook, Twitter, 4G, iPhones, iPads, high-speech broadband, ubiquitous wireless and Web-enabled cellphones, the cloud, Big Data, cellphone apps and Skype did not exist or were in their infancy a decade ago.” WorldBigsLastsChangeHappenedCrisisFinancialCloudsConnectedDecadesDataPostsInfancyIphoneAppsFinancial CrisisWirelessIpadsCellphoneWiringSkype Author:Thomas Friedman
“What happened in the missile crisis in October 1962 has been prettified to make it look as if acts of courage and thoughtfulness abounded. The truth is that the whole episode was almost insane.” IfsLooksHas BeensWholeHappenedTruth IsCrisisInsaneEpisodesOctoberMissilesThoughtfulnessActs Of Courage Author:Noam Chomsky
“I bought a house right before the housing crisis happened. So I paid too much and then I was stuck with it for a long time. So that was sad for me. I was like, "I'd better make a movie about this to get it out of my system."” LongHouseToo MuchHappenedLong TimePaidCrisisStuckHousingHousing Crisis Author:Hamish Linklater
“Ever since the Great Depression, economists have known that demand shortages tend to persist in the wake of severe financial crises like the ones that happened in 1929 and 2008.” KnownHappenedDemandCrisisFinancialPersistSevereEconomistShortageGreat DepressionFinancial Crisis Author:Bob Frank
“The housing crisis may not be the worst thing that's happened to New York City because it was becoming impossible for some of the young doctors, for some of the young artists, for some of the people that make the city so special to be able to live here.” PeopleMayAbleYoungArtistCitiesImpossibleHappenedWorstSpecialNew YorkBecomingDoctorsCrisisNew York CityWorst ThingsHousingYoung ArtistsHousing Crisis Author:Juan Enriquez