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Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by colechristensen on Sunday December 26, 2021 @05:32AM (#29691237)
Honest curiosity which helps with the question “where did the labor force go?”, what are you doing instead?
Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by landemva on Sunday December 26, 2021 @07:24AM (#29691861)
I'm not an average. I lived frugally and haven't had a TV in a couple decades. Jeep has over 330,000 miles. My phone plan is around $30/month including tax.

Moved to place with nice community hot tub which I have time to use with other unmasked people. Helped teach a friend machine safety while excavating at his house. We also extensively talked about how he can raise his prices and I joined him on a job bid and helped him bid it. I even wore blue coveralls!

Hike. Snorkel. SUP in river. Ski. Catch up on news by talking to tourists on chair lift. Research where to go to get a couple hundred days on a surfboard.

I feel like while I might be willing to go back, nobody cares about dirty greasy blue-collar people like me. What I did regularly involved real physical hazards while working on small to $1M÷ 'large' machines which were typically broken in sometimes undisclosed ways. An extra $5/hour is not going to do it.

It won't get better until there is a general strike for about six months and a couple crop rotations. It would need to be long enough to affect the new private charter jetsetter class. The American experiment of self-sovereignty and individual choice is done for most people who are now just debt slaves.

Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by Nemi on Sunday December 26, 2021 @09:32AM (#29692643)
Again no disrespect meant at all, only a desire to understand - but what do you do for income? How are you paying rent and such? Are you living off of savings/investments/BTC/401k?
Re:Why is U.S. labor supply so low? by throwaway75787 on Sunday December 26, 2021 @10:16AM (#29692983)
Staying at home in a top city, building relationships in my community, and becoming a cold expert at my craft.