Only spiritual brotherhood can save men in a job crisis

There’s a strange thing happening in the American economy right now — what we read in the newspaper or see on TV doesn’t match what we’re witnessing with our own eyes. It’s amazing to see the job numbers in the media. Amazingly low unemployment that hasn’t been witnessed in 50 years! Many thousands new jobs created monthly. All these positive numbers aside, we can see that the real world is filled with understaffed businesses, long waits to repair, and poor customer service.

America’s young men are in crisis, and the answer to this problem is spiritual, not economic or political. While the media continues to trumpet good news about the economy, the reason your real-life experiences don’t match such optimism is because these reports typically only give you part of the picture. What corporate media doesn’t tell you is that about 11 million jobs Currently, there are no open positions.

That’s why service is lousy everywhere and you can’t get a plumber. Those jobs go unfilled because millions of young American men between the ages of 25 and 54 aren’t working. Not at all. Bloomberg reports that they’ve been left behind, with a lower percentage of men between those ages working than in 1970 — a statistic that emerged before the economic disaster brought by coronavirus lockdowns.

Millions of young men do nothing all day

How is it possible for millions of men to be out of work while the unemployment rate remains low? Easy, if you don’t count them.

Yes, the unemployment rate hovers at a record low figure, but this number doesn’t count all unemployed people. It only includes those who don’t have a job and are actively seeking one. This cheery (and erroneous) unemployment rate doesn’t count the millions of young men who aren’t looking for a job. These young men are often called “Young Males” “NEETs,” A British acronym that stands for “Not in Employment, Education or Training.” These fellows aren’t working and, worse, aren’t interested in work.

This was a problem that has been growing over the past decade. But unemployment went full supernova during the coronavirus lockdown — and finally smart people are paying attention to it. Mike Rowe “Dirty Jobs” Fame hosted a recent event podcast Discussion on the crisis facing young men who are not working.

To further understand the problem’s depth, Rowe interviewed economist Nicholas Eberstadt, who wrote “Men Without Work.” This article explains how serious this issue is and shows that the problem goes beyond just not having a job. Too many men in their prime are living a solitary existence. And their parents — and our tax dollars — subsidize such incredible waste.

What do these men do with all their leisure time? According to Eberstadt, they aren’t only not working. They aren’t going to church. They typically aren’t dating. They aren’t engaging in charity work or civic activities either, or even helping with housework.

They instead play video games and binge-watch TV and movies.

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