It's mostly dead end jobs for the bottom 60% of America. Employers don't take care of employees and treat them like expendable machines.
There's no upside to entering the working world so why not just declare disability.
There's no upside to entering the working world so why not just declare disability.
There are fewer and fewer jobs available for people without much education, and in the US at least also very little practical assistance. In such a situation going onto disability is a rational decision.
There are jerks who milk the system, sure. But I think the situation described by the article is one where there is no social safety net for the unlucky.
The US seems to have a punitive view of social assistance. This is an important reason why we should use robots to replace middle class jobs ASAP. If the only jobs replaced are physical labor, ced people will be left to rot. If the jobs replaced are lawyers and oncologists, governments will act.
We deff need automation as fast as possible.