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The "functionalist" truth is not that these individuals add no value, it's that they generally add negative value. When you're unemployed with no job prospects
by zelias 10y ago
The "functionalist" truth is not that these individuals add no value, it's that they generally add negative value. When you're unemployed with no job prospects and unable to support yourself or your family, chances are you are now "functionally counterproductive" to society (crime, homelessness, etc). Any ethical society (a society which does not kill or imprison people for this reason) should, from a "functional" standpoint, do its best to make these people productive again.
- intended 10y agoTheoretically yes we should make them functional again. But re-spilling takes longer than expected, doesn't happen very successfully across the board and is effectively a huge hole in that theory. And that's if the people are close enough to the skill domain to manage the jump. Side note- people underestimate how variables govern human learning, Native ability, language skills, previous success with studies, self discipline, presence of children, health, spare time, non competing obligations, nutrition.