If you could stay home and play video games all day, would you do it? According to a brand-new report that was released by the National Bureau of Economic Research on Monday, American men from the ages of 21 to 30 are working a lot less these days. In fact, on average, men in this age group worked 203 fewer hours per year in 2015 than they did in 2000. So what did they do with all of that extra time? According to the study, a large portion of the time that young men used to
spend working is now being spent playing video games. It is certainly no secret that young men like video games. But the study found that in recent years the amount of time young men dedicate to gaming has shot up dramatically: Comparing data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) for recent years (2012-2015) to eight years prior (2004-2007), we see that: (a) the drop in market hours for young men was mirrored by a roughly equivalent increase in leisure hours, READ MORE
Really???? I have 2 sons one is 40 and the other is 38 yrs. old.. neither has worked in over 10 yrs. and do nothing but play video games and eat an sleep. the laziest pigs that you would ever see. I know exactly how it feels to be taken advantage of. You saise these deadbeats from babies and they still crap all over you when they are adults.