[quote=pri_dk]We tend to think of the last decade as the time of the “crash,” but in the bigger picture our little real-estate downturn is completely insignificant.

Over 23% of all the goods and services made since 1AD were produced from 2001 to 2010

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/06/quantifying-history

Let’s say that again: Nearly a quarter of all economic value produced in recorded history has occurred since the turn of the 21st century.

So have some perspective:

Were were all born in in the right place at the right time.[/quote]

Ya, but most of the stuff was made probably (in chronology): japan, hong kong, taiwan, south korea or mexico, china, vietnam.