I would be terrified of consequences of the decline.
But to be honest, I'm still scared witless by SARS, mad cow disease, Bird Flu, plagues of killer bees (personal favourite), international terrorism, Al Qaeda, pollution, cancer, global warming, nuclear war, UV rays, mercury levels in food, the rise of the NWO, shape-shifting reptillean overlords, shadowy government conspiracies and a host of assorted threats to my health, liberty, security, quality of life and purchasing power.

Every year, without fail, we face "the gravest threat humanity has ever encountered" and things will "surely never be the same again". Doesn't the hyperbole get a bit tiring after a while?

In recent years millions have bounced back from floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, wars, total economic collapse etc, but this financial correction is going to spell the end of the world as we know it?

There will be some changes, yes.
But the unrelenting drama of it all...