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Anon is given an ultimatum
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this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2026
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Surprised to not see this thread flooded with NEET defenders claiming it isn't really like that. I've witnessed this shit with my own eyes. These people aren't disabled, they are entitled. NEET is a choice. There are so many people who are genuinely unable to function in society. Folks with crippling anxiety, or other disabilities. They are not this.
I will say, billionaires also sit on their ass all day and get paid millions which they use to actively make my life more miserable; and while NEETs are an issue, they are not my top priority on "people I am pissed at."
If we melt down the billionaires and start a UBI then the people who won't or can't contribute will be a burden spread thin instead of being a heavy weight on their families. My reasons for resentment of NEET by choice are personal.
It isn't really like what? NEET is a choice, but NEET is also a defense mechanism to make failure look like a choice. I was a proud NEET for a while and I still have some online NEET friends, and all of them have some underlying problem that they don't want to admit (autism, in my case). Also, very often the parents enable it unwittingly. They're supportive for too long, never get external help, then either keep enabling (too proud to admit their mistake) or turn abusive (and make the distrust worse).
Now, getting a bus ticket to a strange city and living in a Starbucks? None of my NEET friends would ever dare do such a terrifying thing. Outside is where the dangers live. Maybe if they thought the inside threat was real enough, but... enabling parents, see?
Just because NEET anons often post stories about how they beat the system, doesn't mean that's actually the reason why they're NEET. The label NEET is (often) a choice, but being longterm unemployed typically isn't. Considering how people act towards the unemployed and people with chronic health issues in general, I straight-up don't believe that you have "seen it with your own eyes".
Edit: I wouldn't even be surprised if the majority of these 4chan NEET posts are just made by people trying to character-assasinate the unemployed.
Well I don't fucking care what you believe. There is a difference between someone who cannot work and provide for themselves and someone who simply refuses to work. The person in this post very much exists. She was my daughter. So fuck you.
Which is disappointing because universal basic income would be a good thing to have for a lot of people who are genuinely struggling.
But for those who are not disabled, to get them to work and not chill on NEETbucks all year 'round, the economy would have to be in a good shape and effort would have to pay off and not make all profits disappear into the billionaires' pockets.
Well, if we boil down all the billionaires, we'd be well on the way to providing a UBI. Right now the NEETs are just a burden that most of us can't afford.
What's a NEET?
NEET is an acronym that means Not in Employment, Education or Training. Essentially, it describes someone who is neither working nor going to school and likely not job seeking either. NEETs are usually financially supported by their parents or other family members.
Isn't NEET just a fancy way of saying "unemployed"? Most unemployed are not supported much by their parents.
NEETs are not looking for employment either and wouldn't take it if it was offered.
Weird how that's exactly what people are saying about the longterm unemployed where I live. For the majority of them it's either straight-up not true, or they literally cannot work for health reasons, or they are already working some but can't do more because of parenting duties, so they have to rely on unemployment payments to make ends meet.
Upon further consideration, you have a point. A self identified NEET might not, but it's also a label that is applied to people who might want to gain employment or training but don't have the opportunity.
Unemployed would also include students, or people actively gaining qualifications to eventually get a job.
Students aren't typically counted as "unemployed", though that's different from country to country.
Not employed, in education or training. In education or training usually implies that it's to get a job later.
It usually more specifically someone who chooses not to pursue a job or career prospects. (Ie: being laid off for long periods of time but still looking for work doesnt count)