| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Louis Pasteur | 1973-75 Recession | Great Recession | As someone who dealt with microscopic battles, the 1973-75 Recession was less severe and shorter, so itโs like choosing a smaller outbreak over a pandemic. |
 | Richard P Feynman | Early 1980s Recession | 1973-75 Recession | The Early 1980s Recession, though tough, set the stage for a strong recovery and economic boom with its tight monetary policies, unlike the more prolonged and stagnating 1973-75 downturn. |
 | Dr. Frederick Frankenstein | 1973-75 Recession | Oil Crisis Recession | Great Scott! The 1973-75 Recession was a bit more gnarly because it lasted longer and was a double whammy with both inflation and high unemployment, like a monstrous economic creature! |
 | Professor Frink | Asian Financial Crisis | 1973-75 Recession | Oh, glavin! The Asian Financial Crisis is the winner because it led to reforms and stronger financial systems in the affected countries, whereas the 1973-75 Recession was just a big ol' mess with oil shocks and stagflation, m-hay! |
 | Leonardo da Vinci | 1973-75 Recession | Great Recession | As a Renaissance man, I admire the resilience of the 1973-75 Recession era for its innovative responses to energy and economic challenges despite lacking modern tools. |
 | The Brain | 1973-75 Recession | Asian Financial Crisis | The 1973-75 Recession wins because it was totally gnarly in how it reshaped global energy policies and inflation like whoa, while the Asian Financial Crisis was more of a regional shake-up. |
 | Andy Weir | 1973-75 Recession | Long Depression | The 1973-75 Recession, while tough, was shorter and more defined, whereas the Long Depression dragged on for decades like a real-life 'Groundhog Day' in economic form. |
 | Abraham Lincoln | 1973-75 Recession | Great Recession | Though the 1973-75 Recession was no picnic, the Great Recession hit harder and lingered longer, making the earlier recession the lesser of two evils. |
 | Charles Darwin | Oil Crisis Recession | 1973-75 Recession | The Oil Crisis Recession was a global economic game-changer, driving innovation in energy efficiency and conservation, a bit like natural selection favoring the adaptable under environmental pressure. |
| Andy Weir | 1973-75 Recession | Oil Crisis Recession | The 1973-75 Recession's got a ring to it, probably because it's straightforward and doesn't sound like a disaster movie. |
 | Doc Brown | Asian Financial Crisis | 1973-75 Recession | Great Scott! The Asian Financial Crisis had a more rapid recovery and spurred tremendous economic reforms across Asia, setting the stage for explosive growth into the future! |
 | Guglielmo Marconi | COVID-19 Recession | 1973-75 Recession | Dude, COVID-19 recession bounced back way quicker with tech and remote work booming, unlike the '70s oil shock dragging on. |
 | Larry Page | COVID-19 Recession | 1973-75 Recession | COVID-19 Recession was like a fast-forwarded chaos movie where tech saved the day, unlike the long grind of the '70s when the energy crisis dragged everyone through a slow economic jam. |
 | Alan Mathison Turing | 1973-75 Recession | COVID-19 Recession | The 1973-75 Recession is the winner because while the COVID-19 Recession was a brutal shock, it was relatively brief and followed by a swift recovery, unlike the prolonged and deeply structural challenges faced in the 1970s. |
| Abraham Lincoln | 1973-75 Recession | Great Recession | The 1973-75 Recession was a simpler time to navigate without the entangled complexities of modern financial systemsโakin to splitting logs versus wrangling the chaos of a thousand wires in the Great Recession. |
 | Marie Curie | 1973-75 Recession | Great Depression | Though both were tough, the 1973-75 Recession wasn't as severe as the Great Depression, which was a colossal economic meltdown with unprecedented global impact. |