I think you're reaching a conclusion that the evidence doesn't completely support here.

I live in the EU and I was one of the people who didn't want to attend school, because school is glorified daycare and in impoverished areas it quite literally feels like prison.

I don't really know if you're right, my mum and I grew up living on income support and while it was awful I do cherish the fact that I got to spend time with her.

She now works for the government, I work in tech, we've both "done more" but the money she earns now isn't the reason for that, it's because:

1) It's BORING to sit on your arse and do nothing

2) People identify with their purpose (hippies identified with anti-war, and even hippies have had productive impacts on society with social movements, music and art)

3) When free to do anything: you do the thing you love

This last point means you can't keep treating service workers like shit, which is why it's unpopular.