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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by BeFlatXIII on Friday June 11, 2021 @10:20PM (#27480848)
> despite having marketable and useful skillsets that would provide them gainful employment. Without exception, every person I know like this suffers from mental health issues, predominantly anxiety

Alternate hypothesis to low T: it’s the rituals of job interviews that keep them unemployable. As you said, these guys have skills to do the work: the problem is in connecting these men to the jobs in the first place.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by qxga on Saturday June 12, 2021 @08:12PM (#27488574)
This is it. This is the answer. It's shameful that nobody else here gets it.

Many of these people are autistic and/or ADHD. Autism, ADHD, and job interviews do not mix. The prejudice against these groups that's baked into the process (for no real gain) is unbelievable.

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