I really think that any return to what we consider normal is just a temporary thing no matter how bad people think it is now. Since we have to borrow more for each evolution, and it accomplishes less and less with each evolution, the cycles get closer and closer. Soon we should be able to manage perpetual accelerating free fall with accompanying inflation and/or interest rate increases that will change daily.
We really can't afford to sustain consumption based on worth. We're borrowed into infinity. Apparently, as Shannow states, we still have some loose change left to squeeze before we reach bottom.
So, we're in a hole. Let's keep digging until we reach bottom.