I'll add to 350Z's rather tongue in cheek post about Ignorance...
The "sheepeople", always get the short straw through their own igorance. If ones aware of the situtation, you can adapt,anticipate and prosper. Some people/sectors did very well in the last depression, its cyclical like everything else.
Aviation had its time in the sun, now its set for a long period of Darkness...
Its just hard to take off these rose tinted aviation goggles(foggles) in order to really see whats happening...