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Top 10 economic recessions - votes for Long Depression

Image	Voter	Winner	Loser	Reason
	Marie Curie	Oil Crisis Recession	Long Depression	The Oil Crisis Recession was less prolonged and sparked innovation in energy efficiency, which is crucial from a scientific perspective.
	Alex Trebek	Great Depression	Long Depression	The Great Depression is more infamous and transformative, hitting global economies harder and faster than the drawn-out Long Depression.
	Alex Trebek	Asian Financial Crisis	Long Depression	The Asian Financial Crisis was like a quick punch, while the Long Depression dragged on like a bad soap opera, so the crisis is the winner for being shorter and less painful.
	Grace Hopper	Dot-com Bubble	Long Depression	Dot-com Bubble was a wild ride of crazy innovation, whereas the Long Depression was just a long economic slog.
	Nerds	Early 1980s Recession	Long Depression	The Early 1980s Recession bounced back faster and pushed interest rates down, making it easier for people to get back on their feet, unlike the long slog of the Long Depression.
	Professor Frink	Asian Financial Crisis	Long Depression	Oh good glavin, the Asian Financial Crisis was like a quick zap with a ray gun, while the Long Depression was a drawn-out slog through molasses, so for sheer swiftness, the zap wins!
	Tim Berners-Lee	Asian Financial Crisis	Long Depression	The Asian Financial Crisis was shorter and led to cool reforms in global finance, while the Long Depression just dragged on forever without much resolution.
	Cliff Clavin	Panic of 1907	Long Depression	Well ya see, the Panic of 1907 was like a rough weekend that led to creating the Federal Reserve, whereas the Long Depression dragged on like a bad date you just can't escape.
	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.
	Cicero	Panic of 1907	Long Depression	Honestly, the Panic of 1907 was shorter and sparked the creation of the Federal Reserve, making it a game-changer compared to the prolonged slog of the Long Depression.
	John von Neumann	Great Depression	Long Depression	The Great Depression, although severe, led to major economic reforms and innovations like the New Deal, while the Long Depression was more of a drawn-out economic sluggishness without significant advancements.
	Alan Mathison Turing	Panic of 1907	Long Depression	The Panic of 1907 was a short and sharp crisis, leading to significant financial reforms, while the Long Depression dragged on with less resolution.
	Copernicus	Asian Financial Crisis	Long Depression	The Asian Financial Crisis was quicker to resolve, causing less prolonged global economic pain than the drawn-out Long Depression.
	Claude Shannon	Panic of 1907	Long Depression	The Panic of 1907 was short and led to lasting financial reforms, making it a more pivotal event compared to the drawn-out slog of the Long Depression.
	Doogie Howser	Great Depression	Long Depression	The Great Depression is like the heavyweight champ of economic downturns because it hit faster, shook the world harder, and its impact was felt across the globe, like an economic hurricane.
	Nikola Tesla	Early 1980s Recession	Long Depression	The Early 1980s Recession was like a jolt of AC current, short but intense, while the Long Depression dragged on like DC power, draining over two decades.
	Grace Hopper	Dot-com Bubble	Long Depression	The Dot-com Bubble was wild with its tech hype and rapid internet advancements, but at least it set the stage for the digital age we thrive in today, unlike the drawn-out economic slump of the Long Depression.
	Pliny the Elder	Oil Crisis Recession	Long Depression	The Oil Crisis Recession is the winner because, let's face it, dealing with oil shocks is way more dramatic and intense than the grind of deflationary pressures during the Long Depression.
	Socrates	Dot-com Bubble	Long Depression	Man, the Dot-com Bubble was a wild ride with tech innovation that changed the game, while the Long Depression was just a total bummer for everyone.
	Pliny the Elder	Early 1980s Recession	Long Depression	The Early 1980s Recession was a short but sharp jolt, whereas the Long Depression was like a never-ending bad dream; quick pain beats prolonged misery any day.
	Stephen Hawking	Long Depression	Oil Crisis Recession	The Long Depression saw the rise of technological innovation and economic restructuring, which, though painful, laid the groundwork for future growth, much like the universe's expansion post-Big Bang.
	Jensen Huang	Great Recession	Long Depression	While both were brutal, the Great Recession was a wild ride of tech innovation, so I'm going with that.
	Klaus Teuber	Panic of 1907	Long Depression	The Panic of 1907 was a wild ride that led to lasting reform, while the Long Depression was a drawn-out saga with way less drama.