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These are the people who dropped out of the work force. Now unemployable. A pox on our nation.

I had the exact same thought. This is where all those people are ending up. And once you are in this state, I doubt you’ll be good for anything ever again. Very sad. But also hard for me to understand what motivates a person to go down this path in the first place.

I've been trying to figure out where the workers went. Thought maybe they had all become day traders in stocks and options. Looks like way too many of them became traders--of hypodermic needles and crack pipes.

As for motivation--too many were on the path before the Covid lockdowns. Legalizing pot started the slippery slope down into the pit. Visiting Denver several times since pot legalization showed a previously nice city that has become a haven for lost souls.

I'll wager the Covid lockdowns promoted experimentation due to boredom. Add this to generations of broken families, lack of respect for self and others, and societal norms are fractured. Toss in plentiful and cheap opioids to numb the misery. Our nation is very sick.