I wonder, especially in other countries, how drastic is the change in your daily life that's brought about by this economic downturn?
The worst part are the changes in the emotional side of people. It's terrible to compare previous years and conclude your life quality is decaying. For us, human beings, it's not normal to decay, since we are constantly fighting to thrive and prosper in every aspects. Then we see people sad, angry, bored, annoyed, hopeless. The incidency of conflicts between each other and mental diseases increase considerably.
With time we need to progress, for which the human living standard is getting downturn. In my country we've got a saying we should know to live in all conditions.