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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by roenxi on Friday June 11, 2021 @08:36PM (#27480206)
There is also a question of who exactly is doing this. I am willfully ignorant of conditions in the lowest 20% of society by wealth and status.

It isn't self-evident that life in the real world at the bottom of society is better than a videogame. Imaginary worlds are a lot more fun than reality. Throw in a minimum wage freezing out very low skill jobs, parental willingness to support, no particular prospect of a girlfriend and maybe a bit of access to some welfare programs. Then maybe the real world just doesn't offer very much.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by BeFlatXIII on Friday June 11, 2021 @09:23PM (#27480494)
Those very low-skill jobs that the minimum wage eliminated may not be worth the commute. For that matter, the company may add a bastardized version of those jobs to “other duties as assigned” to a higher-payed employee with a different primary role.
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