If the extreme measures our government is taking to keep the American banking system from collapsing are any indication, we do truly appear to be headed for Great Depression 2. Don’t get depressed, though, because as mental_floss reminds us, hardship has a way of generating some of the most inventive and resourceful ideas. So check out their 5 Great Depression Success Stories, our favorite of which pertains to the tireless efforts of brewers who outlasted the Depression and Prohibition, brewers like Homer Simpson: