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My gut says it's because a larger portion of the younger workforce don't feel the urge to start a business - or even work. I know too many undergrads who live

My gut says it's because a larger portion of the younger workforce don't feel the urge to start a business - or even work. I know too many undergrads who live in their parents basements playing video games all day. Parents pay for their housing, food, and gadgets. Their "happy" and don't sense a need to work or be productive or even hold up their end of the table. Bring a little financial adversity into their lives and my guess is you'll see some hustle.

mattmanser 9y ago
Yeah! Those pot smoking hippies. Whoops, I'm from the wrong wrong era, I mean game playing wasters. We pay those lazy bastards too much, let's keep all the money in our generation because we obviously earnt it, not being given anything at all by the previous one because we're so god damn hard working. Never took a day sick before I was 165.
petra 9y ago
Maybe related:Internet Porn.some psychologists say this has a big effects on drive and motivation. Maybe it shows in people choosing a job over a business ?
bsder 9y ago
> Bring a little financial adversity into their lives and my guess is you'll see some hustle. That would be awesome, except that research shows over and over that the laziest rich kid does as well or better in life than the most motivated poor kid. Bring some consequences and financial adversity to the rich and maybe we'd see some hustle, eh?
- sparrish 9y ago
  Depends on your definition of "as well or better in life". If you mean they make as much money... maybe. If you mean they produce more than they consume, I doubt it. I would like to see that research though. Can you provide links?
  - bsder 9y ago
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/18/poor-kids-who-do-everything-right-dont-do-better-than-rich-kids-who-do-everything-wrong/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/18/poor-... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298425/Michael-Gove-says-rich-kids-better-poor-clever-children.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298425/Michael-Gove...

mattmanser 9y ago

Yeah! Those pot smoking hippies. Whoops, I'm from the wrong wrong era, I mean game playing wasters. We pay those lazy bastards too much, let's keep all the money in our generation because we obviously earnt it, not being given anything at all by the previous one because we're so god damn hard working. Never took a day sick before I was 165.

petra 9y ago

Maybe related:Internet Porn.some psychologists say this has a big effects on drive and motivation. Maybe it shows in people choosing a job over a business ?

bsder 9y ago

> Bring a little financial adversity into their lives and my guess is you'll see some hustle. That would be awesome, except that research shows over and over that the laziest rich kid does as well or better in life than the most motivated poor kid. Bring some consequences and financial adversity to the rich and maybe we'd see some hustle, eh?

sparrish 9y ago
Depends on your definition of "as well or better in life". If you mean they make as much money... maybe. If you mean they produce more than they consume, I doubt it. I would like to see that research though. Can you provide links?
- bsder 9y ago
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/18/poor-kids-who-do-everything-right-dont-do-better-than-rich-kids-who-do-everything-wrong/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/18/poor-... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298425/Michael-Gove-says-rich-kids-better-poor-clever-children.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298425/Michael-Gove...