Or maybe they don't need an abstraction and just think they do because it's easier than the alternative.

This is very prescriptive thinking and not constructive. Is there anything wrong with having a distraction, other than just your opinion?

It’s like telling someone with depression/anxiety to “get over it”.

And the alternative is?

Having had a few interactions with the Indonesian government, the Netherlands should have just kept them.

Maybe the art carved by the modern desert racers is better anyways

No chance they spend the most on leisure activities. Definitely it's baby boomers.

Probably more X's in their 40s and 50s, as they have the kids leaving home and now have time on their hands, but are still in their prime earning years.

Could they ever operate without the gambling?

Yes, but as long as there’s money to be made people will try and maximize it.

If you're laser focused on a end product then learning can happen remarkably quickly.

Yeah no. I am an atrociously slow learner.

Your entire comment basically talks about how a Yale degree means you probably better tho?

Better at playing the Yale game, which is obviously useful in this society but says little else about the person.

Useful in society says a lot?

If you're truly underpaid for your experience and location then you should be able to get a new higher paying job easily. And if you can't easily get one well maybe you aren't underpaid.

almost all of them?