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jtuck004

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20. Pick a population. Disrespect them like we do unemployed people, people of color, people in or near

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 06:21 PM

Aug 2015

poverty - in other words, people who are worth less than the money the country sees as more important than they are...

That continues to give us a many-lifetimes supply of people who become "disagreeable".

I wonder what happens when there are more "disagreeable" people than the others. Because as jobs disappear, whether moved offshore or replaced by automation, the problem of "disagreeable" people seems destined to grow.

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Psychologists say something scary happens when you're unemployed for a while [View all] Starry Messenger Aug 2015 OP

True shenmue Aug 2015 #1

I was just looking on the letter that Social Security sends out every year. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #4

I've got a choice between two interviews shenmue Aug 2015 #16

((hugs)) to you too! Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #18

Thanks shenmue Aug 2015 #19

I hope one of them works out for you LiberalEsto Aug 2015 #27

Unless this correlates over many different societies and economies Demeter Aug 2015 #2

Great point. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #5

The unaccounted for factor in this equation is the safety net FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #10

True,human nature will Wellstone ruled Aug 2015 #3

Fear of not being able to survive. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #6

Been there done that and Wellstone ruled Aug 2015 #9

(((hugs))) Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #14

Sure as hell make me a better more Wellstone ruled Aug 2015 #28

Words to live by, Wellstone ruled. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #29

I was laid off several years ago - TBF Aug 2015 #7

The way this country treats moms is insane. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #8

There should be a mandatory 90 days FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #12

I agree. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #15

Did the changes persist if the person gets Sanity Claws Aug 2015 #11

The study suggests that you rebound, but caution that further study is needed. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #17

very surprising that people in that situation would act like they're unhappy HFRN Aug 2015 #13

Pick a population. Disrespect them like we do unemployed people, people of color, people in or near jtuck004 Aug 2015 #20

Well without jobs/healthcare they die - TBF Aug 2015 #21

We have millions of people without jobs or healthcare who don't die before spending decades jtuck004 Aug 2015 #23

I'd be curious to see if the people forced out of the workforce Hydra Aug 2015 #22

It would be interesting to add in the self-employment group to such a study. TygrBright Aug 2015 #24

interesting huhu Aug 2015 #30

It seems consistent with what I've observed thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #25

Definitely true in my case LiberalEsto Aug 2015 #26

Hey, LiberalEsto, glad to see you here. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #31

Filled in for our H-R person for two days. Wellstone ruled Aug 2015 #32