More thoughts on What We Can Learn From the Recession

Nancy Gibbs has this great article about how we can still learn from the recession. This is a good follow-up to an earlier post.

The notion that misery loves company may be less about malice than about solace: that problems shared grow smaller, that courage is contagious. Is it just a coincidence that Mississippi, which typically ranks as the most generous state in charitable giving, is also the poorest? To suffer alone is a tragedy; to struggle together is an opportunity, when we find out what we really care about.