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[–]Edvin 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Do you think the shift in economy plays a roll as well. Lots of these young men have grandparents that grew up working hard labour jobs in steel mills and other factories. Then there were world wars that their grandparents fought in that shaped the world they are in today. However there is a steady decline in this sort of honest days work in search of cheaper labour over seas as well as wars that we no longer attribute as good vs evil such as World War ii.

[–]Girlwiththeraventat 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

You've made a good point about the economy. There are definitely less "manly" high paying jobs available now. Back then you didnt need an expensive education to make a good living. Society now says having a manual labor job is lowly. Society told men for generations that their worth was in being a protector and provider then took that away.