This article is about Japan, but it certainly applies to many Americans today, living in their parent's basement at 30 or even 40. As I read through the article, I realized there was a common thread among all the people interviewed. They were lazy... I exclude the one with developmental issues, as that is a different problem. To the rest: Get a job.
My father often worked 2 or 3 jobs, he would work most able bodied men in the ground after he was told he would never walk again (he did, although with some sort of crutches). He never quit, and he never gave up until Alzheimer's struck him down.
I've known times of unemployment when my whole department was cut, not once, but twice. It was devastating, but I didn't draw welfare or assistance, I got a couple of part time jobs, until I could get back into IT.
I'm now the manager of a small IT shop, and I still wonder if I shouldn't take on another part time job, to help get my family and my kids ahead in life.
Don't be afraid of work, even menial jobs. Nobody says you have to like it, but by God, Man up (or Woman up) and work. There are jobs out there if you're willing to work. They may not be white collar, and you may have to get your hands dirty, but I'd rather drag my ass home exhausted, worn out, and filthy, than to be dependent on someone else for my care. Maybe I'm wrong, but I guarantee you my kids will never look at me and be ashamed of my work ethic.
And to the younger generations in school know here's another tip: Don't pick some foreign language Arts as your major, unless it's Chinese or Spanish, because there are no jobs for that. Liberal arts degrees don't pay much for 90% of their graduates.
Be a Blacksmith, a mechanic, an HVAC tech. These are skills you can use everywhere, even after the Zombie Apocalypse strikes. (What's my skill in the Z. A.? Why Weapons Master of course!)
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-japan-lost-generation/
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