Study finds young men are playing video games instead of getting jobs
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Study finds young men are playing video games instead of getting jobs
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#3The left out the porn.
"When I watch porn, I know if I have a few minutes I will be rewarded," he said. "With a girl, it's always been up in the air with the amount of work I put in and the reward."
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#4How do they support themselves? Parents basement?
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#5 "That's a big chunk of labor that could be used for something, and we're not using it," said Greg Kaplan, an economist at the University of Chicago who was not involved with the new research.
I'm also an economist and this guy is not smart. Others will rush in the fill the void. Marginally there will be almost no difference. This guy is forgetting that directly below this group of men who now play video games is a nearly equal capable group who now has better job opportunities. This logic continues to ratchet all the way down....
This isn't rocket science. Only if there was never a poorer group could this be true
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#6 "That's a big chunk of labor that could be used for something, and we're not using it," said Greg Kaplan, an economist at the University of Chicago who was not involved with the new research.
I'm also an economist and this guy is not smart. Others will rush in the fill the void. Marginally there will be almost no difference. This guy is forgetting that directly below this group of men who now play video games is a nearly equal capable group who now has better job opportunities. This logic continues to ratchet all the way down....
This isn't rocket science. Only if there was never a poorer group could this be true
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#8Stimulant of the masses
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#9This article is a pile of just-so bullshit designed to appeal to baby boomers so they can convince themselves that voting against unemployment benefits isn't going to directly screw over a whole bunch parents and children from all over the social strata.
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#10"That's a big chunk of labor that could be used for something, and we're not using it," said Greg Kaplan, an economist at the University of Chicago who was not involved with the new research. I'm also an economist and this guy is not smart. Others will rush in the fill the void. Marginally there will be almost no difference. This guy is forgetting that directly below this group of men who now play video games is a ne…
I think he's referring to "cognitive surplus", not opportunity cost as you seem to imply. So for example, if these guys were paid to play games which solved problems for other people, or were given jobs that used similar skills they have been cultivating while playing these games. Think perhaps a form of Mechanical Turk or SETI@home.