Americans are working less

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

I made time, while working exactly 50 years and raising two daughters with my wife.

Once you have kids, your love will help you overcome your selfishness.

While helping raise them and providing, I restored several vehicles, played darts, bowled, played a lot of pool, had several boats, camped etc. They were a part of much of it and it taught them some valuable lessons.

The satisfaction I now enjoy from their success in life far outweighs any enjoyment I ever had from things I had done.

But I get it, the newer generations are getting away from this, thus our society has some issues.

The reality is that many young people today would be incapable of actually doing something similar in today's economy. Most young people today cannot afford several vehicles, boats, etc. Simply working your ass off no longer provides young people all those extra things that you enjoyed. It's just not that simple these days. I know many young people who are very hard workers with great work ethic and have held a job for years, yet they can't even afford to own a home. Let alone extra vehicles, boats, etc. as reward for their hard work.

I'm not defending young people, because many are definitely lazy and unappreciative. But the idea that the entire younger generation simply needs to roll up their sleaves and get a job and everything will be provided like it was in the golden years, it just doesn't apply the same as it did 50 years ago. It's not all the younger generation's fault. Wages have been stagnant for decades while costs have skyrocketed. The playing field has absolutely changed.