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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet" data-source="post: 7716874" data-attributes="member: 6689161">To crush an economy, instill an external locus of control.&nbsp; Make people believe that outside forces totally control their destiny.&nbsp; They will become hopeless, make excuses and so forth.I work with young people on a daily basis.&nbsp; Most seem to still have some sense of urgency and responsibility.&nbsp; But laying this at the feet of employers is really ridiculous and plays right into propaganda about wealth redistribution and the unfairness of it all.I feel some shame knowing that my grandparents had dirt floors and often no shoes growing up and I am actually listening to nonsense suggesting that I can justify shirking my responsibilities because &quot;its too hard/unpleasant out there.&quot;&nbsp; Vomit.When I learned that too much free time with too little money actually sucks, I figured it out.&nbsp; I never had in mind that someone else would feed my kids or buy my D&amp;D books either.&nbsp; Its amazing that fun predicated on work is not only necessary, but more gratifying.My old man made it clear: go to work, go to college, learn a trade, or join the military.&nbsp; Be a starving artist even as long as you can buy food (wink).We know that when we extend unemployment benefits (which I am very glad exist, by the way) people take longer to get back to work.&nbsp; If parents did not feed and allow for decades of an extended adolescence, would all of this still happen?&nbsp; I do not think it is the fault of everyone else.&nbsp; If I did, I might be whining without sufficient education, work or a life outside of D&amp;D....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet, post: 7716874, member: 6689161"] To crush an economy, instill an external locus of control. Make people believe that outside forces totally control their destiny. They will become hopeless, make excuses and so forth. I work with young people on a daily basis. Most seem to still have some sense of urgency and responsibility. But laying this at the feet of employers is really ridiculous and plays right into propaganda about wealth redistribution and the unfairness of it all. I feel some shame knowing that my grandparents had dirt floors and often no shoes growing up and I am actually listening to nonsense suggesting that I can justify shirking my responsibilities because "its too hard/unpleasant out there." Vomit. When I learned that too much free time with too little money actually sucks, I figured it out. I never had in mind that someone else would feed my kids or buy my D&D books either. Its amazing that fun predicated on work is not only necessary, but more gratifying. My old man made it clear: go to work, go to college, learn a trade, or join the military. Be a starving artist even as long as you can buy food (wink). We know that when we extend unemployment benefits (which I am very glad exist, by the way) people take longer to get back to work. If parents did not feed and allow for decades of an extended adolescence, would all of this still happen? I do not think it is the fault of everyone else. If I did, I might be whining without sufficient education, work or a life outside of D&D.... [/QUOTE]

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