<prompt> Human: So. Im 28 years old. While Ive technically been alive during a recession, Ive never worked through one. I was in college during the 2008 crisis, and was in junior high middle school during the dot com crash.Any perspective would be invaluable, but Im also interested in the perspective from freelancers, as Im a freelancer myself. I imagine most normal people would worry about layoffs, so would the equivalent for freelancers be clients dropping because they cant afford to pay for your services?Also, is a recession as scary as it sounds? Like... whats the practical financial impact on your life?Right now, everything is great. Im able to pay off my debt student loans, no CC, put money in investments, maintain my emergency fund, and reward myself. Because Im a freelancer, its taken me about 3-5 years to reach this level of stability, but now it feels great, and its really worrisome reading about all these predictors of an upcoming recession.Side note -- do you think well see another crash as bad as 08 in our lifetime?Thanks in advance for your time and responses.  <response>: I think this quote best sums it up: Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. -- Ronald Reagan. 