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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

Wealth inequality is the cause of almost every single economic and social issue in existence.

If young men had the money to have agency in their lives they would be living life instead of living with their parents to save money while seeking validation through internet fascists.

If school wasn't desigend to be a day care service for Capitalists our children would be properly socialized with the different sexes/genders before getting the chance to grow up into incels.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 17 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I call it economic infantilization.

Back in 1960 US minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the average US home was $11,000.00 A brand new car was around $2,500.00 A teenager could move out of the house and be self supporting and grade school kid could work hard and pay for a car on their 18th birthday.

It's hard to feel like an independent adult when you can't afford anything.

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[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You're right, therefore we should ban abortions and gay marriage. /s

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[–] scathliath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Aren't these guys misusing blackpilled? I thought it was specifically for suicide not just going NEET? Which like we should talk about but not through this corporate productivity-washed drivel.

[–] bier@feddit.nl 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you also didn't know

"Not in Education, Employment or Training", its an acronym for people that don't go to school, don't work and are mot looking for work.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also it's a backronym from the similar Japanese term which refers to a growing number of people there who have abandoned society and hole themselves up in their room literally never going outside.

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Wictionary says it went the other way from NEET to ニート(nīto): https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88

You're probably thinking of 引きこもり(hikikomori): https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BC%95%E3%81%8D%E3%81%93%E3%82%82%E3%82%8A#Japanese

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US version of Japan's Hikikomori?

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 157 points 3 days ago (13 children)

Raising kids these days must be a real minefield with all this toxic culture being so accessible.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 94 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (9 children)

How can we help them make more friends? How can we get them involved in real-world activities that will diminish their time spent online?

By locking them into suburban houses with no places to go without being driven by their parents, until they're old enough to drive. 🇺🇸🇨🇦

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[–] eleitl@lemm.ee 19 points 2 days ago (5 children)

What a terrible article. NEETS and lie flat movement has almost no overlap with incels.

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

And what do you base that of? It's incredibly easy to identify the cause of that overlap...

[–] conicalscientist@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ostensibly the whole world has been online for enough time now. Yet everyone continues to demonstrate a remarkable lack of ability to grasp internet cultures.

It makes no sense. Like trying to explain technology to my elderly grandma. Except she knows she's very old and out of touch. What's everyone elses excuse. It's made even worse because everyone else thinks they are digitial culture savvy.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

It's intentional to cause infighting and and to help build the association between neets and incels.

Ars Technica is owned by Conde Nast media conglomerate, which is owned by Advanced Publications, which is owned and controlled by the billionaire Newhouse Family.

That's why Steve Newhouse wants these types of articles to be written, because it obfuscates truth and pushes division.

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

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[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

Reading these comments makes understanding why the world is in its current state, extremely easy

Keep preaching and applying that brand of empathy guys, it will surely pay off eventually

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