Yep. That was my experience for a few months after I was laid off in January. 52 years-old and unemployed. It was terribly frustrating and depressing, but I held onto my faith, trusted in God and believed that if I kept doing my part and looked for work, eventually something would come my way. When it did, it wasn’t what I had hoped for, but I was / am damn grateful for it.
But I’m one of the fortunate few. There are fewer and fewer employers willing to hire somebody my age, despite my education and experience, because they can hire a couple of recent college grads willing to work for peanuts. I’m not making much more than peanuts but I’m still grateful for that, too.
It’s rough out there, folks. If you’ve got a job that pays you enough to survive, pay your bills and put food on the table, be grateful and keep showing up, even if it’s not what you want. Keep the job while you keep looking for something better.
“If you’ve got a job that pays you enough to survive, pay your bills and put food on the table,”
You are among a small minority.
Hang in there. The abominable decades are almost over.
Things are going to change even more quickly and radically during the years to come. It’s going to get much rougher but better afterwards. What if increasing demand for the fuel of globalism meets and crosses supply?
The following tells us a little about the future, but there’s much more.
EIA Projects An Increase In Global Oil Supply
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/EIA-Projects-An-Increase-In-Global-Oil-Supply.html
The EIA is lying. The author of that article proved it and ridiculed the EIA. It’s not the first time.
Bankers loaned enormous amounts from junk derivatives to producers of short lived plays and spewed propaganda to many publications. Couple that with governments around the world increasing their debts in desperate attempts to keep their most influential constituents in control over the extremely centralized production we’re seeing.
China, India and other countries continue to increase demand for oil with hundreds of millions of new drivers and frequent flyers to come.
We’ll see higher priced fuel and government defaults very soon.
Before long, we won’t be seeing so much human traffic or freight traffic between countries. Production will become much more distributed. Manufacturing will be done in small shops in every locale. The commuting paradigm will be over. The global business bosses and the political bosses behind their politicians will lose their grip.
In other words, start learning as soon as possible how to make or manufacture something useful as a hobby for now. Your community will need it. Get ready for a freer tomorrow.
Marcin Jakubowski - The Open Source Economy | @marioninstitute
https://youtu.be/MIIzogiUHFY?t=35s
Open Source Blueprints for Civilization. Build Yourself.
http://opensourceecology.org/
Open Source Machine Tools
http://opensourcemachinetools.org/
TractorByNet
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/
Don’t worry about the local regulations. Be nonpolitical, and do what is healthy and right. And learn all that you can about agriculture.