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Re:Long-term unemployment leads to disengagement and apathy by tbrownaw on Monday September 02, 2024 @11:04PM (#41430853)
> not linked to the lack of a job, but the lack of income that a job brings

Or to the constant failure / hopelessness / whatever from a constant job search getting no results; if it was just money then the correlation would very obviously be with peoples monetary situation rather then their employment status.

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Re:Long-term unemployment leads to disengagement and apathy by marcus_holmes on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @01:05AM (#41431455)
good point, but hard to differentiate. How do we tell if the cause is the shitty grind of constant rejection from jobs, or the shitty grind of life with very little money?

We do know (anecdotally) that people with money (regardless of employment status) don't suffer the same symptoms.

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Re:Long-term unemployment leads to disengagement and apathy by bumby on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @10:14AM (#41435182)
>How do we tell if the cause is the shitty grind of constant rejection from jobs, or the shitty grind of life with very little money?

You could study the well-being of those with relatively low-paying "grind" jobs but whose jobs are also held in high-esteem by their society. E.g., junior enlisted in the military.

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