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re: Videogames Might Be Keeping Young Men Out of the Workforce
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:17 am to Lou Pai
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:17 am to Lou Pai
Have a friend who's currently fighting this issue with his fiance's kid.
The kid is in middle school and has zero desire to do anything other than play video games day and night. No sports, no socializing with friends, just video games nonstop.
It doesn't help that the mom doesn't try to limit the gameplay or push other social activities on the kid. It's sickening.
The kid is in middle school and has zero desire to do anything other than play video games day and night. No sports, no socializing with friends, just video games nonstop.
It doesn't help that the mom doesn't try to limit the gameplay or push other social activities on the kid. It's sickening.
This post was edited on 7/13/17 at 9:30 am
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Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:19 am to Lou Pai
Sadly, I have a nephew who fits this category precisely. He flunked out of junior college (now THAT takes some doing) a year ago, and hasn't gotten a job.
Says he's "too busy" to look for a job. Not entirely his fault. Mom and dad will not force the issue, thus he sits on his arse all day playing video games.
Once his parents are gone, he'll be a mooching off the gubmint. He has absolutely no ambition, drive or sense of self-determination. Never seen anything like it.
Says he's "too busy" to look for a job. Not entirely his fault. Mom and dad will not force the issue, thus he sits on his arse all day playing video games.
Once his parents are gone, he'll be a mooching off the gubmint. He has absolutely no ambition, drive or sense of self-determination. Never seen anything like it.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:19 am to Lou Pai
Many young men are dropping out of society altogether...video games are just the symptom, not the cause.
Boys see men increasingly condemned for acting the way men of previous generations used to. You can't shite talk some bitch who cheated on you or create a "guys only" club, because those are sexist and disgusting.
Boys also see girls get opportunities handed to them on a silver platter. In college, half the scholarships are for women only, 1/3 are for non-whites, and the rest are affiliated with the military and then maybe a couple leftover for those with perfect GPAs - preferential treatment given to women and minorities, of course.
Men are expected to compete against women in the workplace, but cannot exceed them. The moment a man gets paid more than a woman for doing more challenging work it's sexism. When women get paid more than men, that's equality making up for past wrongs. And of course, while women complain about getting paid less than men, none of them want to get romantically involved with a man who gets paid less than them.
In response, men aimed even HIGHER, spending years becoming engineers, doctors, lawyers, or entrepreneurs in the tech industry, then what happens? It's suddenly unfair to women. Women are actively recruited and given preferential treatment over equally qualified, if not better men.
Yes men are sulking away and playing video games and watching porn all day, but like I said before it's not the cause, merely a symptom. Young men see an endless ladder to climb simply to become "adequate," simply achieving that the average woman is handed today. Women get endless scholarships, job opportunities, and leeway in court and have the audacity to complain that men aren't keeping up, but the moment a man does - it's proof positive of sexism.
Boys are actively discouraged from trying to accomplish anything thanks to the media and shite preached in colleges today. So then they decide, frick it I'll just sit inside and play games all day. And you know what happens?
Women complain that games are too male-oriented.
Boys see men increasingly condemned for acting the way men of previous generations used to. You can't shite talk some bitch who cheated on you or create a "guys only" club, because those are sexist and disgusting.
Boys also see girls get opportunities handed to them on a silver platter. In college, half the scholarships are for women only, 1/3 are for non-whites, and the rest are affiliated with the military and then maybe a couple leftover for those with perfect GPAs - preferential treatment given to women and minorities, of course.
Men are expected to compete against women in the workplace, but cannot exceed them. The moment a man gets paid more than a woman for doing more challenging work it's sexism. When women get paid more than men, that's equality making up for past wrongs. And of course, while women complain about getting paid less than men, none of them want to get romantically involved with a man who gets paid less than them.
In response, men aimed even HIGHER, spending years becoming engineers, doctors, lawyers, or entrepreneurs in the tech industry, then what happens? It's suddenly unfair to women. Women are actively recruited and given preferential treatment over equally qualified, if not better men.
Yes men are sulking away and playing video games and watching porn all day, but like I said before it's not the cause, merely a symptom. Young men see an endless ladder to climb simply to become "adequate," simply achieving that the average woman is handed today. Women get endless scholarships, job opportunities, and leeway in court and have the audacity to complain that men aren't keeping up, but the moment a man does - it's proof positive of sexism.
Boys are actively discouraged from trying to accomplish anything thanks to the media and shite preached in colleges today. So then they decide, frick it I'll just sit inside and play games all day. And you know what happens?
Women complain that games are too male-oriented.
This post was edited on 7/13/17 at 9:21 am
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:22 am to Eli Goldfinger
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The majority?
correct and the fact you require assistance to decide whether to stick it out in the drive-thru or go inside the fast food restaurant is just as bad.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:24 am to Lou Pai
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are addicted to shooting aliens,
Yea, that's not the only thing they are addicted to.
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These young videogame dropouts are now averaging 520 hours a year on the computer, with 60% of that time devoted to videogames
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:26 am to Fonzarelli
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The USA is following the the path of the rise and fall of all great civilizations -- just at a much, much quicker rate
Islam and Sharia Law has the Will to fill the void left by the West and Western values.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:27 am to MontyFranklyn
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Not really. I is all dependent upon whether or not you are willing to relocate. Atlanta's job market is booming, so is Houston's.
I've been searching in Nola, baton rouge, and houston. frick this gay earth. There is competition for every job even if the job is low pay
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:28 am to Lou Pai
Once all homes have the VR stuff I expect society to crumble.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:29 am to Lou Pai
Yes, this is what's going to bring A Brave New World to present day real life... millennials playing video games. Not our police state, terrorism, civil unrest, the global resurgence of nationalism, etc. Bravo OP.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:33 am to tigrbabe08
Man, some woman really fricked you over didn't she?
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:37 am to Lou Pai
Lol. Parents are cucks these days. My kid would cone home to find the locks changed...his shite on the streets and his video game stuff in the fireplace
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:42 am to Lou Pai
Sadly, I know a guy who quit his job so he could play more World of Warcraft.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:43 am to Lou Pai
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America’s young men are increasingly giving up on work in order to slay virtual aliens and fight videogame wars, new research suggests.
That's is the most ignorant statement I've read when it comes to millennial bashing.
I don't know a single person who just plays video games all day and doesn't work.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:48 am to ZIGG
I'm thankful every day my parents didn't let me have a gaming system until I turned 16 and could buy one myself
I had a Game Boy and that was it during my childhood
I actually did things like play outside
I had a Game Boy and that was it during my childhood
I actually did things like play outside
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:48 am to Lou Pai
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But muh boomers! Muh Bernie!
I'm sure this also has nothing to do with cost of living and other things fricking exploding while wages remain stagnant and older individuals staying in the work force until death.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:49 am to tigrbabe08
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Young men see an endless ladder to climb simply to become "adequate," simply achieving that the average woman is handed today. Women get endless scholarships, job opportunities, and leeway in court and have the audacity to complain that men aren't keeping up, but the moment a man does - it's proof positive of sexism.
I generally agree with what you are saying. But I want focus on certain things.
Most scholarships still have to be earned. Granted I feel that there should be more neutral scholarships as opposed to gender specific ones. Also, and this is besides the point, but women generally still occupy most lower paying fields. To a certain extent, the scholarships merely defray the costs on what is otherwise a low paying field.
The ladder just to become adequate is definitely becoming more a problem. Honestly it has become a standards issue. Men are more willing to marry down than women, and what women don't realize is that a system like this creates dating paradox. Only the upper-echelon of women will get the "preferred" partners while most will be left single and bitter.
Leeway in court is mostly only in divorce using kids. In any other court system women face the same repercussions. And if she makes more, SHE will be the one to pay alimony.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:49 am to Lou Pai
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America’s young men are increasingly giving up on work in order to slay virtual aliens
well, they aren't going to slay themselves.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:49 am to goldennugget
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I actually did things like play outside
Because as well know, you can't play outside if you have video games in the house.
Maybe they should have got you some games, you might not be so... you.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:53 am to FreddieMac
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I call it the "look at me" generation. I have cousins in their 20s that are more worried about recording music on facebook than working. Its the selfie generation.
I love how you just assume people in your age weren't gigantic attention whores. If you drop social media into any time period, you would get the same results.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 9:54 am to Lou Pai
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These young videogame dropouts are now averaging 520 hours a year on the computer, with 60% of that time devoted to videogames,
I imagine they didn't feel it was necessary to explain what the other 40% was spent doing...
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