It is though!
It makes it easier for alignment blocks to form. But one commentary I read suggest this is a reaction to a perception we are close to peak oil demand and wanting to sell as much as possible before going over that hump.
...c...child slave?
Could be worse she says. Oh ok lets watch a nice relaxing youtube video to distract myself from my profound lack of agency under capitalism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-DdaDJmOI0
Well fuck.
I am interested in finding something similar but aimed at ~9yos.
Some people want non-normatives to get back in the institutions and out of sight where they belong. Some people don't want governments to pay for accommodations or in some countries, disability payments. Some people want to erode legislation protecting the disabled in the workplace (through stigmatising the perceived recipients) or to narrow the group that applies to (you're not really disabled!) Some people want it to be cool to bully disabled people and find that (compassionate) recognition of disability increases public sympathy.
Bed Bath and Beyond
the "luck" here and its just existing at the same time the USSR put competitive pressure on western countries not to immiserate the proletariat
The whole world has become somewhat of a casino hasn't it.

~~recession~~ depression indicator