If someone is unemployed do you assume they are lazy?

[Anonymous]

I don’t have a job currently I just graduated. But even before I’ve never had a job somehow. I don’t really see a problem with someone not having a job even if they’re like 30+ unless they have children or something. In my eyes being unemployed and being lazy are two distinct realities that may co exist but not always- someone can just not have a job it’s not a big deal to me.

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By equating unemployment with laziness—two concepts that are not always interchangeable—everyone here is essentially proving my point.
Honestly, I believe that many of you have been indoctrinated by capitalist principles.

[kylee2437]

Are you currently looking? If not you are kind of setting yourself up to become lazy. I understand school is hard (I am in school) but you can easily become too comfortable with doing nothing and that can become problematic overtime.

[Asker]

Yes I am, but why should I have to be looking? This is my point though, I don’t understand why you automatically connect laziness with unemployment

[kylee2437]

@asker why shouldn’t you be looking? You should probably ask yourself why you have became so unmotivated. The reason why people associate this with laziness is because you are most likely not doing anything else with your time, and that’s literally the definition of lazy. It’s no different when employed people take “lazy days” we call them lazy days because we do what’s called nothing.

[kylee2437]

Besides the fact, you are taking this personally because you know for a fact your current state of mind is terrible for your future.

[Asker]

This isn’t a personal question this is a question regarding societal values and you’re proving everything I’ve said
Take some time to understand what you’re actually saying

[kylee2437]

You described your personal life in your description. This is why I can’t relate to people along my age because you people have issues with taking accountability for your own self. You are gaslighting everyone because you don’t want to own up.

[Asker]

this is the most hilarious thing ever

[kylee2437]

Yeah hilarious when you described your life to be heading into laziness and then telling everyone you aren’t lazy lol

[Jazzy54]

If they sit around all day, doing nothing, and expecting others to do things for them, they’re lazy. If they’re actively looking for work and putting in applications, they’re not lazy.

[Asker]

there are other things to do in a day and I don’t understand why they have to be looking for work

[Jazzy54]

Oh yeah, I agree with that. There’s plenty to do in a day. However, if you want to make a living for yourself and provide for yourself, you have to work. That’s the way the world works. If you believe differently and expect things to be handed to you, you’re living in a fantasy world.

[inhua]

it's only considered lazy if you hold yourself to male expectations. there's plenty of women with no jobs who are far from lazy

[msc545]

I never assume that anyone is "lazy".

[Dinklex3]

No, lol. I don’t make wild assumptions like that.

But I’m someone who is currently unemployed and not looking 💁🏾‍♀️

[Taylor_C]

Not having a drive to be productive is the same as being lazy.

[Asker]

why do you view a job as the sole manifestation of productivity

[Taylor_C]

Because it is the only way to be part of developing society while developing your skills. I do consider being self employed equivalent to working.

[Asker]

I respectfully disagree because I feel like that’s what you’ve been conditioned to believe as we all have

[kylee2437]

@Taylor_C is correct. Not having drive to be productive is literally the definition of being lazy.

[jahaims]

Sounds like a privileged person that is in denial about being lazy.

[Asker]

Everybody seems to just be proving my point by associating unemployment with laziness, they are not inherently synonymous

[kylee2437]

@asker you haven’t specified what you are doing with your time in exchange, so we all know for a fact you are twisting definitions and defensive because you know your motivation isn’t there.

[jahaims]

You are assuming that I assume you are lazy based on being unemployed. I am assuming you are lazy based on your perspective.

[Asker]

@kylee2437 confused by your response when I’m not even talking about myself I’m talking about society?

[Asker]

which perspective

[kylee2437]

@asker you clearly are talking about yourself as your description specifys so.

[Iron_Man]

No, there’s all kinds of circumstances

[BoopBoopBeep]

So how do you fund your living expenses?

[In_Trance]

no, it depends why they're unemployed

[Astarlessnightsky]

No. Of course not.