Those who do work hard are fairly well off. They work two jobs, didn’t go to college, but own their homes and have a steady income.
There’s definitely systemic issues, but work ethic is the major issue. And that’s a cultural issue.
Would you want the gen z you know building your house? I know some that I would, but not many.
If you want actual data, compare SAT scores or something. I'm willing to bet that by any metric, school was lax back then.
There is no way the average college bound student from the 70’s doesn’t score higher on every standard subject than a contemporary one.
You could also look at college graduation rates. https://educationdata.org/number-of-college-graduates What trend shows that 1970s kids were better educated or harder working?
Any possibility this perceived "less-hard" working is an effect rather than a cause?
> Those who do work hard are fairly well off. They work two jobs, didn’t go to college, but own their homes and have a steady income.
Any possibility that Baby Boomers achieved this with just one job?
> There’s definitely systemic issues, but work ethic is the major issue. And that’s a cultural issue.
> Would you want the gen z you know building your house? I know some that I would, but not many.
I'd take literally any Gen Z to build me a house because I'd know how to compensate them for their work. It's largely unskilled/low-skilled labor, hence why almost anyone with some physical fitness and capability (Gen Z or otherwise) can do it.
Bear in mind: lots of Gen Z are children of Gen X and may have already witnessed the negative impact of inequality on Gen X and Millennials, which could very well be the "cause" for lower perceived participation in the workforce among Gen Z.
Either way, this is an exceptionally low-EQ take.