In fact, two very nice people from T-town crashed the SON party to entice local Internet companies down south. I felt sorry for them. My escort and I sauntered over to a hounds-tooth jacket and found ourselves yacking with a media buyer from Avenue A , the Internet advertising agency registered to go public soon. I've been on the receiving end of some of that. The market rules, and the market is never wrong.
Quality of life is subjective.
Just cause you think a certain way of life is good or bad doesn't mean anything. Anyway, if you could talk to someone old enough, I guarantee they'd tell you the standard of living now is higher. Now vs. Then During the holidays, my escort asks two of his grandparents, both in their nineties, if Americans' quality of life has improved since they were our age. The verdict is four thumbs down. They miss talking to the local baker, the banker and the candlestick maker.