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Modern WisdomApr 13, 2023

#614 - Nicholas Eberstadt - Why Do Millions of Men Not Want to Work?

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Today, it turns out that we've got four prime age men with the 25 to 54s.

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Nicholas Eberstadt is a political economist, demographer, American Enterprise Institute scholar, and an author. More than 7 million prime working age men in America are not looking for work, and each year that number continues to grow. Given that unemployment is at a massive low, why are so many capable men checking out of the workforce and don't intend on coming back? Expect to learn why massive cohorts of men aren’t looking for employment, the repercussions of mass joblessness, how these men are able to support themselves, why they spend over 2000 hours a year on screens while smoking weed, the reason you haven’t heard about this issue before, what it does to men's mental health, the impact of women being the bread winners and much more...

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Key quote: “Today, it turns out that we've got four prime age men with the 25 to 54s.”

The host discusses the alarming issue of male unemployment and how traditional statistics fail to capture the full scope of the problem. This leads to a mention of 'Men Without Work' as a critical resource for understanding the complexities of this demographic's employment challenges.

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