You should try to read past the first sentence.<p>The simple fact is that few economists predicted a recession of that magnitude.  Predicting a crash is very different than predicting a recession.  And predicting a recession is very different than predicting the magnitude of that recession.<p>Nuance matters.<p>I&#x27;m glad you were able to foresee it, but there&#x27;s always outsiders who foresee a collapse, so that data point just isn&#x27;t terribly relevant.