Lots of people lost their houses during that time. It is hard to see all the unsound business practices. I would love to see people less reliant on businesses for their livelihood and be more able to earn enough independently. It sure seems like it should be getting much easier to make money with all the efficiencies we see from new technologies and automation. It does not feel that way to me though, many of the people I talk to seem to be having more difficulties financially. I'm feeling it a bit with everything slumping in the crypto markets right now, hopefully things will turn around some time.