The great recession kicked off in 2007 with many airlines going bust. Ryanair aside, it was 2014 before the wider airline industry started to recruit cadets in any significant numbers. Anyone considering starting or continuing flight training right now should mull over this piece of history carefully.
World War 2 effected the world tremendously, changed lives forever and took time to recover from. My grandfather told me it was a couple of years after the war before bananas arrived back in the UK..... life goes on and this generation will come out the other side of this global life changing event, just try to be as wise as possible in the meantime and keep short accounts.