WTF is up with those recession billboards along I-35?

[Brickbat]

So I've driven down to the Cities a couple times in the last few weeks and I keep seeing these "Recession 101" billboards and they fill me with a burning rage like a thousand suns. Here's a website that even calls them "inspirational":

http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2009/recession-101-billboards/

...when all they are is just the advertising industry filling billboards so we don't see more empty billboards and "scare the children" with talk of the recession. I find them annoying and the message unhelpful. Whew, now I got that off my chest.

[djkevvy]

1. I think they are a lot more helpful than the media talking about how bad things are.

Consumer confidence is something that drives the economy- if people start having a more positive outlook they can start pulling the country out of this recession.

The constant "sky is falling" talk only serves to delay any potential recovery.

[Deja Q]

3. That is also true.

I'll let you know when the recovery seems more real than imaginary. :D

[Brickbat]

5. The one that pisses me off the most is the one that says "Experience and talent are recession-

-proof assets." Sorry, you can't eat experience or talent.

[dflprincess]

6. Especially when you're employer can lay you off

and hire someone younger and/or with an H1B visa for a whole lot less.

[Deja Q]

2. Anybody knowing IBM PC history knows how Microsoft got its break.

It's a big joke. Unless you have zero scruples and prefer to find ways to screw people out of money. Then it's an inspiration... hmmm...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCn8IkEuHKk
(a dramatization, but not inaccurate. Note that they retain licensing of Windows and they can pull it at any time. What software does your employer or government use? :D )

[Brickbat]

4. Exactly. I hear "Bill Gates" and I think "unscrupulous scary man who hawks an inferior product and

somehow makes bajillions!" Which, in my recession-level living, is just a little insulting.