Crisis and our social lifes

When people wait to buy new cars, houses, fridges, LCD and plasma TV's, interior design stuff, new phones etc etc, there is more money left to either save or spent ! And some people will choose to keep on spending and investing in their social life !

In times of crisis, sociologists and economists have found out, that consumers tend to look more again to their social life ! We just had a decade or two of individualisation and self-enrichment, let's call it the bling bling era. Looking back at it, it does feel a bit empty, all these people chasing money and putting materialism as their main target. But let's say that real value lies in human interaction. What we learn from life and from eachother, through writing, art, music, dance...
We are moving slowly towards a new era of social entrepeneurship and management, sustainable growth ( not because it is trendy, but out of pure necessity), green innovations and the introduction of morality over individuality. The focus will also shift slowly on our social interactions and the sheer celebration of living on this great magical planet. And at this moment, people start to invest on their social lifes more and more ! But also spending more time with family and friends, eating together, just talking together, just sharing !
OK, this sound pretty optimistic ! some people would say, people like to go to social events ( or just the pub ! ) concerts etc to forget their daily troubles !, and.. what if you just lost your job ? Well, my answer would be, a crisis is allways a start of transformation, and transformation is essential for growth and a fundamental part of our human excistence.

Lucien Lecarme