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It sounds like you're saying that these trends can be explained by a general increase in American laziness over the last 50 years. Is that accurate? And, if so
by beej71 6y ago
It sounds like you're saying that these trends can be explained by a general increase in American laziness over the last 50 years. Is that accurate?
And, if so, do we have data on that?
- nemo44x 6y agoThere’s data on how many people are drug addicted. There’s also data (to my other point) on how many more people go to universities now VS then and wouldn’t consider value collar work today. There’s probably data on how baby more men live at home today than 50 years ago. Regardless, there’s plenty of opportunity for blue collar when. Why do you think almost nobody that does it votes for leftists anymore? Why Amazon will fail to unionize? Those that do, know there is an abundance of good laying work if you’re willing to be responsible and work hard.
- AstralStorm 6y agoWhat you have is increasing productivity, not laziness, according to these same economists, while wages stagnate. So one working person produces ever bigger share of GDP, but is not getting paid for it. More importantly, also a shrinking working population. Still not laziness unless your definition of laziness includes people with chronic medical conditions deemed typically unfit for work.