Comment Comment by falcolas Some interesting points - I would have the following questions for the author (I didn't see them answered)How many of the ills observed in non-working adults are due (at least in part) to the culture of "your value is based on the job you hold"?How many people sit around watching TV because that's what they can afford to do, or because their peers are unavailable at the same times?How many teens revert to crime because they need money, or don't have other affordable opportunities for entertainment available to them?1977 is a time very different than today; what differences in attitudes and activities can be attributed to the climate of 1977?What can we learn from these examples to make the coming change in employment levels work out better now than it did 40 years ago? parent falcolas 11 years ago
How many of the ills observed in non-working adults are due (at least in part) to the culture of "your value is based on the job you hold"?
How many people sit around watching TV because that's what they can afford to do, or because their peers are unavailable at the same times?
How many teens revert to crime because they need money, or don't have other affordable opportunities for entertainment available to them?
1977 is a time very different than today; what differences in attitudes and activities can be attributed to the climate of 1977?
What can we learn from these examples to make the coming change in employment levels work out better now than it did 40 years ago?