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I suppose if you polled people in this situation, and just asked them, "Is this the life you want to live?", that would answer the your question. I don't know
by function_seven 6y ago
I suppose if you polled people in this situation, and just asked them, "Is this the life you want to live?", that would answer the your question.
I don't know what the results would be, but I can guess that a large percentage of unemployed 30- and 40-somethings living with their parents would very much rather not be. Is it 10%, 35%, 65%? I'm guessing over 50% to be sure.
You can argue that the society is set up wrong. But there it is, with this large cohort of people isolated and shut in. In an economy that still relies on a younger population to take care of its elders.
Robots might one day deal with all productive work, but we're nowhere near that yet.
- benrbray 6y agoPlaying devil's advocate, how many Americans would truthfully respond "yes" to the same question, "Is this the life you want to live?".
- function_seven 6y agoThat's a really good point. I guess I should have sharpened the question a bit: "Would you prefer to have a job and family of your own?" And, to those who have those things: "Would you prefer to be single and live with your parents?" I suspect the answers to #1 would be mostly "yes", and the answers to #2 mostly "no".
- maerF0x0 6y ago> "Is this the life you want to live?" This is the wrong question. The real question is do you daily want to do the things it takes to have those things. So often a goal is made, but the person doesn't want to be the thing that makes them get the goal. Eg: Run a marathon, but they loath the daily training and food discipline eg2: Speak a language, but they dont want to do the practice or be vulnerable speaking to another person. Jame clear says you have to want to daily be the person that ends up achieving <x>