Post-Fire Los Angeles

The post-9/11 era came to a close on May 1, 2011 when President Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden. There was celebration in New York. People ran through the streets with flags cheering, whooping with glee. Thousands gathered at Ground Zero. For the first time in a long time, to celebrate—drunk with righteousness and champagne.

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there was an upside to mass unemployment—though we didn’t see it at the time: people did far more interesting things than simply get jobs. You can’t be lured away from your creative aspirations by gainful employment if there’s no gainful employment to be had.