I can tell you, having experienced it for a while, that the English unemployment relief system is probably one of the main culprits [behind the loss of "the buzz"]. It is geared towards looking for "jobs", that is, towards being permanently employed by someone else.
no subject
Date: 2009-06-11 02:35 pm (UTC)I can't help but think of the Paul Graham essay You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss.