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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 7716737" data-attributes="member: 463">&quot;The problem with young people leaving the workforce may have much less to do with escapist fantasy and much more to do with the state of the modern workplace. &quot;I think it is more that some young men (and now middle aged men too - this started in the 1990s at latest) no longer feel motivated to work harder than necessary for the bare necessities (which include Wifi &amp; videogames). Marriage &amp; family, the traditional motivator, is no longer an attractive prospect - it may not even seem an attainable prospect, but in any case it is not necessary for sex (if they can attract a woman to marry, they can attract several women for sex), and does not promise the stability and social status prior generations enjoyed. The men lack meaning in their lives, so they lack motivation, so they pursue enjoyable pastimes instead. Conversely young women are told that a professional career gives status and meaning to their lives, their work is valourised, and they are coming to dominate the 20-something professional workforce, while also not marrying and not having children.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 7716737, member: 463"] "The problem with young people leaving the workforce may have much less to do with escapist fantasy and much more to do with the state of the modern workplace. " I think it is more that some young men (and now middle aged men too - this started in the 1990s at latest) no longer feel motivated to work harder than necessary for the bare necessities (which include Wifi & videogames). Marriage & family, the traditional motivator, is no longer an attractive prospect - it may not even seem an attainable prospect, but in any case it is not necessary for sex (if they can attract a woman to marry, they can attract several women for sex), and does not promise the stability and social status prior generations enjoyed. The men lack meaning in their lives, so they lack motivation, so they pursue enjoyable pastimes instead. Conversely young women are told that a professional career gives status and meaning to their lives, their work is valourised, and they are coming to dominate the 20-something professional workforce, while also not marrying and not having children. [/QUOTE]

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