Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living at home

Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by MyHypatia on Friday June 11, 2021 @10:47AM (#27474127)

I see this too. One thing that has struck me lately, is the similarity between the addictive nature of gambling and video games. Going to a casino once in a while or playing some video games with friends is fine. But the amount of time some people spend on video games really mimics a gambling addiction, except it's less frowned upon because they're mostly losing time instead of money. But if you consider the opportunity cost, they're losing a lot of money too.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by supertrope on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:34PM (#27478792)

In American culture money and materialism is dominant. Labor, quality of life, and time are devalued. People complain that a plumber “didn’t do anything” and then billed $170. Or an ER physician didn’t do anything yet they still got a $$$$ bill. Expertise, attention, and simply showing up to get the job done doesn’t seem to have fundamental value in common culture. But if they received a prescription, or an MRI was used, or some parts were installed there’s more appreciation.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by hindsightbias on Friday June 11, 2021 @11:01AM (#27474321)

Have been going to conferences in Vegas for 30+ years. For a long time it was just incredibly depressing walking through the floors and seeing all the elder generation playing slots at all hours. Quite the motivator to never stop working, IMO.

Now that Vegas is more young-focused, it's all age groups on the slots. Then I think, multiply those giant floors by 1000X and that's the gaming population.

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