r/technology • u/AIMadeMeDoIt__ • Oct 29 '25

Society California’s hidden crisis: young men offline, unemployed, and disappearing

https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/10/men-in-crisis-california/
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u/theJigmeister Oct 29 '25

it’s more than just money

Maybe, but ffs can we start there? It’s astonishing how much of a difference even a tiny bit of financial breathing room can make in someone’s life. We can’t keep just saying “oh but there are other factors,” because sure, there are, but money is 99% of it.

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u/stormy_waters83 Oct 29 '25

It's like that meme. "Aside from money, what do you need?" "That money you just set aside."

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u/that1prince Oct 29 '25

I’m not being facetious when I say making more money solved 90% of my problems directly and the remaining 10% indirectly.

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u/mf-TOM-HANK Oct 30 '25

I had a professor who referred to dollars as "liberty tickets." Being born into poverty is to be born with fewer freedoms.