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Different analogies, but both are true. Young, educated, [and motivated] workers are a desired and contested resource. Producing them is also important.
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
Different analogies, but both are true.
Young, educated, [and motivated] workers are a desired and contested resource.
Producing them is also important.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Young, educated, [and motivated] workers are a desired and contested resource Theoretically, sure. In reality this isn’t reflected in the immigration policy of any large economy. Portugal makes news with this for a reason. > Producing them is also important The point is having lots of underutilised young people is a liability. Gold doesn’t join gangs or riots.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoAgreed. There are also interests that benefit greatly from them them being a highly contested resource with restricted supply. If you are holding gold, you dont want someone to flood your market with more.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> If you are holding gold, you dont want someone to flood your market with more Right, this is why it’s a stupid analogy. That’s true for gold. But if you’re hiring young, educated people, you do want your country flooded with them.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoIt sounds like we mostly agree on this. To be honest, I was mostly reacting to how you initially responded with a flat negation, so Im not going to steel man a simple analogy as a universal truth. I agree that these analogies all depend on which perspective you are framed in. If you are a hiring manager, you want cheap effective candidates. If you are a worker, you want a labor shortage, at least for your role. Public policy is a whole different mess. It is set by competing self-interested parties and may or may not bear any relation to the aggregate public benefit.