[fuzztester]

>So while I don't know the personal story of the interviewee, it's definitely not because a lack of jobs or low pay (a problem that DOES plague most of the country).

Why does that problem exist in Spain? Asking as a Spain newbie.

[franciscop]

I had the answer clear 15 years ago, then I had a different answer clear 10 years ago. Now after having lived and traveled all around the world, I'm more unsure than ever of why it's the case and I don't think there's a SINGLE strong reason. I can give you reasons criticizing both sides of the political aisle, and both other sides will complain, but again in the end I'm not sure how much each reason does contribute.

Few reasons that seem to influence to some degree: impossible bureaucracy, very difficult to open companies, vicious cycle of stagnant economy, lots of "underground economy" that skew the official numbers, talent goes to work for other countries with better pay, a general hopelessness attitude that has permeated the culture, corruption at all levels.

[fuzztester]

Wow, interesting.

Your analysis somewhat matches with a conversation I had here with a Spanish woman tourist some months ago.

We were chatting casually about this and that, and then she said she was not looking forward to going back to Spain / Europe, after her trip.

I asked her why.

I don't remember the exact words she used, but from what she said, my recollection is that she had been experiencing a kind of general malaise in the environment in Europe from some time.

Depressing.

This also matches with some of the news articles I have been reading for sometime now about Europe.

[petre]

Here is why from a Spanish news outlet. Disable js to read it.

https://english.elpais.com/spain/2023-08-02/why-does-spain-c...

I met a guy from Galicia who's call center job was outsourced to Eastern Europe. So he moved there. In fact this is a job sector threatened by AI emergence.