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Because modern adult life is built around working. If working wasn’t the default state then being unemployed wouldn’t feel bad.

Does an 8-year old feel “bad” because they are unemployed?

It would probably be much less impact if you knew you won't get kicked out of your apartment in few months coz you run out of money to pay rent.

Like, sure, "nobody wants to have me working" isn't great, but going to job that barely covers your rent isn't much better.

That has more to do with discrimination against the unemployed.

Perpetual victimhood is also devastating for one's sense of self-worth.

Discrimination against poor people, more specifically. No one cares how unemployed you are if you're rich. Or at least well off enough to be reclassified as "eccentric" and thus okay.

Eh I’ve read plenty of essays by people who have retired early and it was not good for their psyche even though they were loaded.

Sounds like self projecting

I don't see it

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This is more a problem with the non-existing income stream