[hrbrmstr]

I realize the study was unable to or just did not perform “follow-ups” with the individuals they are positing “no longer work”. But, what exactly are these malcontents doing instead, then?

Living with parents? (Why would a parent enable this juvenile behavior)?

Relying on their spouse's income to survive (and, if so, is there any real harm/issue with this)?

Going “off the books” and just being part of the underground economy (in which case, this 'not working' posit is partly a falsehood).

Even woefully entitled dudes have to eat, no?

[hotpotamus]

I don't think one's level of entitlement changes whether or not they need to eat. I have to say that if the guillotines ever do come out in the US, it will be amusing to watch the billionaires trying to explain to those operating the scaffolds how entitled they are and don't they know that their income has actually increased 6% in the last few decades accounting for inflation? And how grateful they should be for all the wealth the oligarchs hold?

Frankly, the wealthy should be glad the poor are just tuning out.