In a rare moment of actual socialism, Bong LaboUr proclaims "he who does not work, nor shall he eat". Reddit Gibs-Enjoyers react.

Work doesn't pay these days so there's not much point in breaking one's back to do it. Also not all available jobs are suitable for everyone

Let's look at the job searching situation. For a lot of people, job hunting is a job in itself. Spending countless hours filling out long applications for hundreds of jobs only to get rejected anyway.

That doesn't send a message that work pays. It sends the message that you are disposable and replaceable in this economy, irrespective of your potential.

lol I have a friend like this who uses the most pathetic of excuses to try to justify never doing anything at all

"Refused" can mean a lot of things, according to the DWP.

Wheelchair bound and won't take a job on the second floor in a building with no lift? "Refused".

Dealing with crippling social anxiety and unable to access mental health care? "Refused".

Single parent and only offered minimum wage jobs that will leave you worse off after child care? "Refused".

Caring for a disabled relative and unable to leave them to destroy your mind and body at the Amazon warehouse? "Refused".

And so on.

Lists like this one are fun to read because you notice where they start to run out of reasons. Yeah I get 'crippling social anxiety' too in a new job. It's intimidating to begin with but you get over it. Oh, and most of those points are nonsense anyway, for example https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance if you're full time looking after someone.

I think many young and jobless probably are seeking jobs, but are just unable to get anything long term (see the UKjobs subreddit where young people are constantly asking why companies won't hire them).

People are just lazy and don't want to do shit. I NEETed for years and so I know how it goes. They should ask ex-NEETs about it instead of all the r-slurred excuses that NEETs come up with.