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lots and lots of hopelessness. over 70 percent of people 40 and under lived paycheck to paycheck before the pandemic.

maybe it's not goblin mode, maybe it is financially broke depression mode.

when it comes to generational poverty, people get tired of trying and give up.

why bother impressing others when you can barely feed yourself?

sadly it's going to get worse, there is so much welfare inequality and no amount of motivational videos will change that course.

after 30 with responsibilities, finishing college is nearly impossible so it's not like those people don't want to stay there.

the pay is so ridiculously low, the work is way more meaningless when you aren't doing what you are passionate about.

for a large percentage there is really no reason to not look like a "goblin"

not that i agree it should stay this way but we have a fundamental issue that has yet to be addressed.