2014, the peak year of the last decade: was everything downhill after?
A wave of consumers point to 2014 as the last good year; from 2015-2016 onward everything got worse, coinciding with Trump's victory.
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2014, the peak year of the last decade: was everything downhill after?
For a significant share of consumers, 2014 represents the last gasp of prosperity before a decline that accelerated from 2015-2016 onward. The feeling that "everything went to hell" since then is not an isolated one: the thread agrees on pointing to a turning point coinciding with Trump's victory in 2016, the moment when the globalist machinery supposedly stepped on the accelerator.
A decade in two halves
The testimonies suggest that 2011-2014 was a period of stability and opportunity. Those who were in their "prime" back then (aged 17 or already well off) remember an era without any shocks. From 2015 onward, the trend reverses: decline sets in, with 2020 and 2022 as points of no return.
The Trump factor and consumer spending
For some, the correlation between Trump's 2016 victory and the globalist surge is no coincidence. This thread, posted in the Responsible Consumption forum, asks how the geopolitical drift affected people's wallets and spending decisions. The sense of being "puppets" of a machinery they do not control resonates at a time when consumer confidence is hitting rock bottom.
Were there better years afterwards?
It is not all doom and gloom: 2015, 2016 and 2018 also have their defenders. But the consensus is that the overall tone changed for the worse, even for those who did well in 2022. The question that remains in the air: was 2014 the peak year of a decade that once held promise, or just a mirage before the global crash?
For a significant share of consumers, 2014 represents the last gasp of prosperity before a decline that accelerated from 2015-2016 onward. The feeling that "everything went to hell" since then is not an isolated one: the thread agrees on pointing to a turning point coinciding with Trump's victory in 2016, the moment when the globalist machinery supposedly stepped on the accelerator.
A decade in two halves
The testimonies suggest that 2011-2014 was a period of stability and opportunity. Those who were in their "prime" back then (aged 17 or already well off) remember an era without any shocks. From 2015 onward, the trend reverses: decline sets in, with 2020 and 2022 as points of no return.
The Trump factor and consumer spending
For some, the correlation between Trump's 2016 victory and the globalist surge is no coincidence. This thread, posted in the Responsible Consumption forum, asks how the geopolitical drift affected people's wallets and spending decisions. The sense of being "puppets" of a machinery they do not control resonates at a time when consumer confidence is hitting rock bottom.
Were there better years afterwards?
It is not all doom and gloom: 2015, 2016 and 2018 also have their defenders. But the consensus is that the overall tone changed for the worse, even for those who did well in 2022. The question that remains in the air: was 2014 the peak year of a decade that once held promise, or just a mirage before the global crash?
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