Nice story, but Western Civilization started to fall when the gold standard was left behind for some massive credit scheme that created money from thin air.

Couple that with the rise of China and India along with the rest of the developing world and you have a recipe for no jobs, bad politics, and poor education.

Ross' problem wasn't bad friends, it was entitlement. He always felt that he deserved Rachel when in reality he didn't do anything that impressive or have the self confidence for her to consider otherwise. This was the writers fault, not the actor...