Oh come on. NEETs exist because the job market is ridiculous, and while I like to diss JavaScript like everyone else, JS developer is still an above average result in upbringing.

The job market is better than it's ever been. The jobs are better too.

If you're a skilled professional, sure. If you're just a regular person, not really.

The very existence of the so-called "gig economy" tells us something is rotten.

There's always been a lower class working terrible jobs. Driving for Uber or working fast food for $8/hour is a terrible job, but it's not as bad as working in a steel mill or coal mine.

Except the people working in the mills and mines have full time employment with benefits and salaries averaging over $50k.

Now they do, yes. That wasn't the case 100 years ago when the steel industry was cutting edge.

Registered this account to point out that, when mining was a dangerous job that didn't pay well, we invented unions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Mine_Workers#Developmen...

The mean pay of a Steel Mill is $49,050. That's a lot better than an Uber driver. It used to be significantly higher.