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According to the article & others like it...there's no shortage of NILF/NEET folks. They've always been around too. I have known quite a few.😎

American Enterprise Institute - AEIWhat Do Prime-age 'NILF' Men Do All Day?The portrait of daily life that emerges from time-use surveys for grown men who are entirely disconnected from the world of work is sobering.NILF = Not in Labor Force NEET = Not employed nor in education & training NILF is millions of people in the United States of America (USA) between the age of 21-54 years old who are voluntarily unemployed. NILF are not people who cannot get a job. They simply refuse to seek gainful employment. Most of their time is spent in socializing, relaxing & leisure activities. NEET was coined in the UK but it's essentially the same thing as NILF. Again, people who aren't actively in the labor force nor in the classroom. in the USA, there's a million vacant, well-paying blue-collar jobs. Yet, people aren't interested in the work. The push for college education from the 1960s up to present led many folks to believe white-collar jobs would be abundant & exist forever. While people could see out-sourcing labor to other countries & technology replacing blue-collar labor, apparently they didn't foresee it happening to white-collar jobs. Now, there's a huge population of people who were raised to look down on working with their hands but whose education does not provide skills to do real work. NILF/NEET people have a support system of family & friends in place allowing them to live a life of leisure while unemployed. Baby Boomers & Gen-Xers are taking care of adult offspring & grandchildren too. They provide the housing & food, the basic necessities that enable NILF/NEET people to survive. IMO, any form of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) will increase the NILF/NEET population too. There's no shortage of manufacturing & building & maintenence that needs to be done all over the planet. Therefore, no excuse for people being unemployed. Also IMO, the normalization of laziness & acceptance of it especially among able-bodied men does not bode well for the human population. I hope these dudes will turn off their video games & stop scrolling on their phones & get off the couch to seek employment. Put in 40+ hours a week doing real work. In addition tp getting paid, I believe gainful employment makes people more interesting & well-rounded from a social perspective. The labor force also gives men & women a chance to meet & make positive connections too. There are far more benefits to working rather than sitting around all day doing little or nothing.😎

All of those are definitely choosing signals unless she's a teaser.😁 The next step would be putting in that zipper work & taking matters into her own hands. No confusion. No need for a written & notarized contract.🤣😎

Maybe slightly provocative but @Breck hampton aka Harry's latest post inspired this thread. BLINO (Black in name only) organizations exist primarily as social clubs to serve as controlled opposition within the system of racism white supremacy. As long as Black organizations exist to enrich themselves as glorified social clubs & funded by non-Black people, they will remain ineffective when it comes to protecting Black people & championing our concerns & interests. Black Lives Matter (BLM) sprung up in the wake of George Floyd being murdered & subsequent protests. BLM used that situation to raise a lot of money. They disappeared shortly after the protests. IMO, NAACP & Congressional Black Caucus & other legacy Black organizations are fossilized & too old to help Black people in modern times. Many Black organizations may be great for chewing the fat but at some point they have to spit it out in order to eat real food. It would be great to be proven wrong that these Black organizations are BLINOs. I'll wait for those Black organizations to push legislation & champion reparations specifcally for FBA/AfroAmericans.😎

BLINO (Black in name only) organizations exist primarily as social clubs to serve as controlled opposition within the system of racism white supremacy. Time for a new thread. 😎

Taxation doesn't take money by force. Problem is wealthy people do not pay a proportional amount compared to lower classes. The working folks will get paid a livable wage unlike chattel slavery. There's a difference between the social contract that governments use to take care of people & the maximum profit-oriented approach of free market enterprise. Today, there are exploitative working conditions that migrant workers endure in jobs that American workers wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole. The question is how one defines illegal & immoral. The same white folks who created those laws allow wealthy people cheat, er, hide their money by manipulating tax laws. There's a difference between robbing someone of their money & taxing them for the privilege of living within a system that allows them to earn it. There is a fine line between poor & any other class. Again, nobody has to be poor in the richest nation on the planet. Class is a construct that creates certain conditions that can be further exploited for employment & profit. Social services, law enforcement, legal system & medical industry to name a few benefit from chaos & confusion. Wealthy people benefit even moreso. Beyond mental health issues, most personal problems stem from having limited resources. When I refer to people doing a better job of taking care of each other, it doesn't mean they individually have to stop whatever they're doing to help someone else. Humans taking care of each other is supporting institutions that serve as societal safety nets. Paying taxes or giving to charities or donating food are ways of helping each other that require very little effort. Governments are the overarching agency with the responsibility of taking care of its citizens. Anyone with more resources than they can possibly spend in their lifetime or the next can definitely help others. There's no such thing as pocket watching a multimillionaire or billionaire or trillionaire. They have so much money that it doesn't fit in their pockets or one Brinks truck.🤣 All should be scolded if they are wasting money on material things & wars. Their money comes from the people whether it is taxation or consumption of products, goods & services. People have the power to determine how resources are utilized. Their main limitations are selfishness or personal greed or lack of empathy & compassion for others. Society has a way of conditioning the masses of people to think & act in certain ways to achieve desired outcomes which includes the maintenance of class based systems.😎

Neely Fuller Jr. always said we have a responsibility to insure that whoever needs the most help gets it. It takes a combination of factors including opportunities & luck to become successful. Yep. Especially able-bodied people between 21-59 years old. Asking the question(s) doesn't deny people of life pleasures. The problem with wealth is that it usually comes at the expense of others. The concentration of wealth lies in the hands of too few. It needs to be redistributed. Otherwse, as human beings we should do a better job of taking care of each other. Humans create the conditions by which others become poor, destitute & poverty-stricken. 😎

It all depends on how it's delivered. A man can't be meek & mild about it.😁 That would definitely be a cornball way to approach a woman. Mutual attraction eliminates the need for words &/or verbalizing. Bro, I'll sit back & enjoy watching the tennis match between you & brotha frankster. 😁😎

Looks like we fundamentally disagree again.🤣 I cannot think of one good reason that poverty should exist. There are plenty people who would not consider themselves smart but their grit, will, ambition & determination forced them to put in the work to be successful. OTOH, there are plenty folks who would be classified as intelligent based on their aptitude & test scores & degrees, yet, they are under-employed & broke. Another fundamental disagreement. 😁 There is a reason the crime rate in a place like North Korea is basically non-existent too. Working people don't have time &/or a reason to run around committing crimes. In those places, there's also severe punishments that come with crime too. The people find it easier to put their heads down & keep their shoulders to the plow. The question becomes who really needs to be wealthy. There is no reason to qualify &/or rationalize poverty, poor or destitution. No human being deserves to live in that condition. The world is filled with more than enough resources to provide every human being on the planet with a decent quality of life. Greed & power are the only reasons people believe the world has to consist of haves & have nots & whatever lies in the middle.😎

Never assume anything when it comes to women. Some women can be masters of deception & manipulation especially if/when they see a vulnerable man. Right. She knew how to get a free dinner out of her coworker. Her man may have been on Puffy & Cassie sh8t.😁 Good thing you didn't stick around & wait for them to put those kids to bed. No baby oil.🤣😎

As a musician, I can hear things in the overall production that are telltale signs that it's fake. If it was supposed to be a new song, it definitely doesn't sound like they would today at 50-something years old.🤣😎

By 50 years old, an individual should know exactly how they ended up at their particular station in life. A +50 year old can look back over the course of their life & see where they may not have made the best decisions that would have led to having more. Of course, it's easier to be jealous & envious of others rather look in the mirror. Introspection is hard to drink like Bragg apple cider vinegar with the mother in it.🤣😎

Well, it does not read like that woman lied about anything.😁 Resourcefully, she found a way to feed her family that evening without putting in any work whatsoever. Told her her hubby & kids a nice guy from work offered to buy Chinese food for dinner. That is an great example of why it is important for a man to be straight up & clear with his intentions & expectations with a woman before he drops any coins. That way there is no confusion or misunderstanding. The man does not walk away stiff or deflated involuntarily.🤣😎

I know you didn't intend to share your sense of humor but it cuts through here.🤣 My inner comedian can envision a woman past her prime either 1) trying to get escort customers or 2) auditioning for a porn movie spot. 🤣 An older woman is facing fierce competition in that space especially when it comes to that younger cat.😁😎

There's a number of clues that it's clearly AI-generated. The fact that AI is good enough to fool people now means the technolog will only get better. I hope the real Jodeci is getting paid for their name, image & likeness.😎

I know thread was directed @Troy but this caught my attention. Selling financial advice & investment courses is a hustle just like religion. By 50 years old, Gen-Xers should have secured some type of employment to take care of themselves. The reality is many Gen-Xers will not be able to retire & will be working until they die. The material things...houses, cars, vacations, etc., aren't necessities on life. There's nothing wrong with living in an apartment or sharing a house & using public transportation The system of capitalism has people believing they need more money to survive &/or in order to retire. That's not true.😎

Sure. A minority would be wealthy. There would be no poverty with the right balance. Being smart does not guarantee wealth or success. Ambition & determination go a long way especially for people who are willing to do anything to make it to the top. Absolutely. Hard work breaks a human body down faster. Working smart & eating healthy & regular exercise helps the human body last longer. Socialism should never get that carried away.🤣 Children (< 21 yrs old) & elderly people (>55 yrs old) should be exempt from production. Able-bodied adults between the age of 21-55 years old should be forced to produce especially if incentives aren't enough motivation. Socialism would take care of basic needs. Taxation would redistribute wealth. It's not about a socialist nation thriving moreso than providing a basic quality of life for every citizen. Every person on the planet should have healthcare & housing & food. Nobody should be poor or homeless or starving. Especially not in a world where people are multimillionaires, billionaires & a trillionaire.😎

Nah bro. LeBron James is a future basketball Hall of Famer. He gets to decide when it's time to hang up his jersey for good. World class athletes & gifted & talented people are different when it comes to retirement.😎

Right. Properly balanced, a mix of capitalism & socialism would be ideal. The problem here in the USA & globally is that capitalism & socialism are imbalanced. A very small minority of the population controls a majority of the wealth. People are led to believe they have to work hard enriching someone else in order to live relatively well. As result, the majority of people end up on a hamster wheel earning just enough money to meet their basic needs. Socialism doesn't prevent creative & enterprising individuals from capitalizing on their inventions, technologies & businesses. Only a very small minority of people invent things that make them wealthy. Otherwise, since the Industrial revolution, most inventions are produced by companies & corporations & government-controlled entities. Communism doesn't allow individuals to own anything. Socialism is not as extreme. People who are smart, creative, gifted, talented, driven, etc,, are going to produce regardless. They do not require an incentive. Compensation is icing on the cake. OTOH, lazy people have to be motivated to do something other than lay around & do little or nothing with their time & energy. They require a carrot & stick. Socialism as a system where the basic needs of people are met will not create a lazy society. Nor will it undermine capitalism. Non-rich people railing against socialism reminds me of poor people being diehard Republicans.🤣😎

Gotcha. The most dangerous people on the planet are 1) smart or 2) violent. A combination of the two could be a category 5 hurricane.🤣😎

They are hanging out with Zeus, Apollo, Poseidon, Hades, Jupiter & Neptune. 😁😎

Basketball fans are still showing up to watch Lebron James (LBJ) play. That's why LBJ still out there playing at a high level & hoping he can win another championship.😎

Hard to claim n8gglets intellectually deficient who can read & memorize & quote bible verses & chapters & preach it too.🤣 Then, there's the n8gglets who can compose music & write sensible lyrics & sing Gospel songs.😁 Hard to believe the movie 3 Strikes was made over 25 years ago. Time flies.😎

It makes zero sense that only white folks have this information. No other race of people in any other country has been visited by aliens &/or have irrefutable proof of their existence. The aliens are prejudiced & only to choose to visit the Holiday Inn on Earth aka USA.🤣 I refuse to believe white folks can keep that kind of secret with 8 billion people on the planet.😁😎

Now, I'm wondering if the intelligence of religious people should be questioned too.😁 Religion has left a lotta Black people on stuck.🤣😎