It may be that Estonians found it easier to accept the hard times because they had enjoyed the good life for only a few years, and the even harder transitional years of the 1990s were still remembered.
Võib arvata, et Eesti elanike leppimine raskete aegadega osutus lihtsamaks seetõttu, et head elu oli nauditud vaid mõned aastad ning mäletati veelgi raskemaid üleminekuaastaid 90ndatel.