U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025

Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by giantg2 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:36PM (#46978047)

That's more of a moral question. The best and brightest are the ones running the casino. Why would someone spend 8 years in expensive schools becoming a doctor when they can work as a developer or marketer for an online sports book? Morals on the consumer supply curb demand. Morals on the provider side can help curb innovation and expanse.

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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by atoav on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:42PM (#46978130)

Because the former is meaningful and the latter depresses you if you think too much about it, so you found strategies of not thinking about it that ultimately eat away at your soul and anything that makes a life worth living?

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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by giantg2 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:56PM (#46978364)

Yes, but the realization of this comes from experience or age. There are always new hires to fill the positions when the pay is high enough compared to the alternatives.

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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by Izikiel43 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @02:35PM (#46979719)

Or you make enough money to retire early and get out, maybe pivot careers.

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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by autoexec on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @06:17PM (#46982610)

You'd still have to live with yourself and what you contributed to. Easy enough for psychopaths, but not so easy for anyone else.

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