Growth....Recession

Two lovely posts by Matt. Both of which revolve around aspects that I myself have pondered over and 'am therefore able to relate to very well. Especially like the way Matt ends the first post (is there a way out?). And the second post - particularly the graph - reminds me of my own ramblings, on rules and rebels, here. Incidentally, I just realized, that these two posts are about opposing situations...one about the pursuit of growth and the other about recession/undesired change.