The ways of earning and living for young people have changed drastically since we moved from the agriculture(field) era to the technological( Internet money) era. Many young people are willing to sit at home waiting for a freelance job rather than going out to work for someone and getting paid little shillings. Research has proven that the rate at which people quit working in traditional industries has increased, perhaps they have found an online skill or a way to offer their services with high flexibility.
Link to complete ChartThe concern is very alarming this is because if limited young ones are willing to work in these traditional structures (Oil, Agriculture, manufacturing, etc.) how will they grow? The Gen Z workers (that is people born between 1997 - 2012) were the first to prioritize flexibility, personal well-being, and as well as intelligent usage. Of course, the internet money is way higher than low-paying jobs in those sectors, they can either choose to start their own social media accounts that would endorse them or pursue freelance work rather than entering the traditional workforce.
So if there is a way to create balance and bring more young people to have interest in the traditional workforce what would you think of? I was thinking that increasing minimum wages and granting more benefits like health, rent to mention a few would help
This is the same exact reason that young people are also more prone to adopt and accept crypto currencies. We are in the digital age. Many young folks will likely be fully paid with Bitcoin by their employers especially the ones just being born by the time they are working jobs the adoption that ensues will have launched all of us along with them into a whole new world as we know it today. Its honestly so wild to even think about this, the world is changing right in front of us in so many verticals on the technology landscape and pretty much every single industry and way of life as we know it. The best is yet to come?