People are not unemployed because they are lazy, what is the 'myth about work' to deny?
Many people have been taught since childhood that 'you can get a job if you work hard' and 'you can live a good life if you work hard', and many people even grow up. We continue to have these values.
No, people aren't unemployed because they're lazy. We should stop teaching children myths about work
https://theconversation.com/no-people-arent-unemployed-because-theyre-lazy-we-should-stop-teaching-children-myths-about-work-153643
People like the belief that 'living diligently brings good results,' and it is widely said that you can live a good life by going to a good school, getting a good job, and working hard. Adults also convey these ideas to their children, but Zaphir points out that there is a problem with the belief that 'if you live seriously, you can get a good job.'
The first issue, Zaphir cites, is the implication of this belief that 'successful people have made worthy efforts.' This idea can easily be turned over to the meaning that 'people who can't get a high-paying job haven't made the effort to match it.' The second problem is that people tend to fall into the idea that 'humans should not just work, but get more ambitious and highly regarded jobs.' This thinking also tends to result in the theory of self-responsibility that people are not able to get a good job because of themselves.
Zaphir denies the following two 'work myths' and argues that children should stop teaching.
◆ Myth 1: Personal success comes from effort
This merit-based myth is common in
The dark side, Zaphir points out, is that people who believe in this discourse tend to believe that 'someone hasn't succeeded because of their lack of effort.' Many people collectively conclude that they are 'lazy, stupid, and lacking independence,' but this is a mistake in modus tollens.
Modus tollens is a term that refers to 'indirect proof' or 'proof by even number' and means 'a style of affirmation by denial' in Latin. Correct modus tollens is '1: P is Q', '2: Q is false', and '3: Therefore, P is false'. However, people who misunderstand modus tollens think about things with the wrong procedure of '1: A causes B', '2: B did not occur', and '3: therefore A did not occur'. there is.
Zaphir said that those who think that personal success depends on effort are '1: effort causes success', '2: no success', '3: therefore no effort'. Pointed out that it is easy to think. In reality, even though efforts do not always mean success, people tend to blame 'people who do not succeed do not make efforts' with such a wrong logic.
Many politicians and leaders believe that 'many young people can't get a job because of laziness and lack of effort,' based on Modus tollens' mistakes. However, in reality it is quite possible that you will lose your job due to bankruptcy or a pandemic, or you will lose your job due to systematic racial and gender discrimination, natural disasters, or inadequate economic policies. In addition, there is a research result that 'being born in a wealthy family' is important as a major factor of success, and there is a reality that success is not always achieved just by making efforts.
◆ Myth 2: It's a shame not to get a job that is ambitious and has a high social reputation
Many people think that 'a particular job is more authoritative than another, and the person in that job makes a lot of effort', often with 'money earned by the person in that profession'. It will be an index for evaluation. This social attitude creates a bias that 'highly paid jobs have high social value' and convinces top executives of high salaries.
On the other hand, Zaphir argues that this bias creates an underestimation of 'people in low-paying jobs.' For example, nurses play an important role in society as front-line medical staff, but their salaries are much lower than those of doctors working in the same field. Teachers who educate children are also doing a lot of work in the pandemic transition to distance learning, but they are not so socially paid.
Even more problematic is the bias towards people in jobs such as retailers, cleaners and carriers. These jobs are often viewed as low because they do not require skilled expertise, but they are indispensable for turning society and are as high as pilots, doctors and lawyers in terms of serving others. Zaphir points out that he is in the same position as a profitable profession. On the other hand, in response to the opinion that 'the time required for training to get a job is important', artists and creative people who have a hard time getting a job are not so high-income.
Zaphir argues that getting a job with a high social reputation does not lead to life satisfaction, but employment security, job autonomy, and work-life balance are important for job satisfaction. He said that when talking to children about work, they should not focus on wages, but on the meaning, autonomy and work-life balance of work.
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