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> serial unemployment is significantly lower "Serial unemployment" sounds like a description of going from being unemployed to being unemployed, repeatedly. Bu
by thaumasiotes 2y ago
> serial unemployment is significantly lower
"Serial unemployment" sounds like a description of going from being unemployed to being unemployed, repeatedly. But that makes no sense. What does it mean?
- dijit 2y agoyear after year of being unemployed, or dropping in and out of work very temporarily. (not being able to hold a job) in britain there is a concept of “the underclass” which are perpetually out of work people.
- thaumasiotes 2y agoIn the same way that year after year of remaining married to the same person constitutes "serial monogamy"? Or... how stabbing the same corpse several times makes you a "serial killer"?
- dijit 2y agoSerial unemployment is an actual definition in sociology[0][1] HN seems to have a lot of people these days who don’t follow the guidelines. > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.[2] [0]: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242537188_Charles_Murray_and_the_Underclass_The_Developing_Debate https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242537188_Charles_M... [1]: https://senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com/2011/03/serial-unemployment.html https://senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com/2011/03/serial-unemplo... [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html