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Here's a counter hypothesis: some men don't work because the economy is bad for them, and they're only playing more video games than they used to because video
by thehardsphere 9y ago
Here's a counter hypothesis: some men don't work because the economy is bad for them, and they're only playing more video games than they used to because video games have gotten less expensive over the past 20+ years.
- CM30 9y agoThe price is definitely a factor here. Look at Steam, Humble Bundle, etc. You can now buy tons of games for less than a dollar each if you time it right.
- thehardsphere 9y agoSteam et al is only half of the equation. Hardware is vastly cheaper also. It used to be that a decent gaming PC would cost over $1500. Now you can get one (or an equivalent console, thanks to the proliferation of the x86-64 architecture) for around $500.
- test1235 9y ago>Other experts have pointed to a host of reasons — globalization, technological change, the shift to service work — that employers may not be hiring young men.
- thehardsphere 9y agoRight. The relevant, new idea that my comment was meant to introduce is that games are cheaper now, so even NEETs without rich parents can afford them.