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One doesn't have to be rich to be unemployed for a while, just have decent savings. I also don't think "social status" is the concern holding most people back f
by digging 3y ago
One doesn't have to be rich to be unemployed for a while, just have decent savings. I also don't think "social status" is the concern holding most people back from unemployment, but rather "the need for money to pay bills". You say many people "can't afford" to be unemployed, and that's true, but not because it costs too much social capital.
- Joeboy 3y agoPerhaps I should've said "Are you sure it's not just that you had enough money to do that?" I'm not sure if it was intentional, but your other point is the same point I was making (I obviously agree).
- patcon 3y agoI think the issue you're zoning in on is that "not rich" is a loose definition. For some ppl it's "living in a small 1br apartment and not eating out", but for others it means "couchsurfing at goodwill of friends and stealing from chain supermarkets". One requires financial resources more than the other. How low someone is willing to go to be unemployed and low-status makes all the difference in processing the sentence, but it's left unsaid.
- nostrademons 3y agoOr a low burn rate.