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Thursday, March 1, 2018
What happens when 7 to 10 million men are playing video games and not working?
As a geek who is actually interested in macroeconomics, the future, and big picture thinking, I've been skirting this huge problem for years without hearing about this aspect. Here's some facts. In the U.S., we have:
- 7 to 10 million men, ages 25-54, who are not working
- 20 million people with felony convictions who are in society and not incarcerated now
- A higher percentage of prime age men not working than during The Great Depression
- A growing number of women of prime age not working
Nicolas Eberstadt wrote a book about this issue, Men Without Work, but it's still unknown to most people. The small number who do know about this issue tend to be concerned, but the media at all levels either has no idea about this, or is ignoring the issue. This is a very quick, concise clip that gives a great glimpse of a huge issue we all really need to figure out and deal with.
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