Why 7 Million Men Are NOT Working. Now What? | Nick Eberstadt #478 | The Way I Heard It

I sat down with Nick Eberstadt, an American political economic, to talk about the numbers—and somewhere along the way, the numbers started talking back. For years, we’ve been told the biggest threat to humanity is overpopulation. Too many people and not enough resources. Turns out…that might be exactly backwards. Birth rates are falling, families are shrinking, and much of the world is already below replacement level. At the same time, we’ve never been richer, safer, or more comfortable—and yet, somehow, more disconnected and more miserable. Millions of working-age men have simply checked out. Not working and not looking for work. And the metrics we trust? They’re missing from most of it. Nick and I get into the collapse nobody’s really talking about, the rise of what Nick calls “the new misery,” and why the future of work might belong to welders before coders. It sounds dark. Sometimes it is. But if history’s any guide, we’ve been here before—and betting against America has never been a great strategy. The question is…are we paying attention to the right arithmetic? Check out Nick's new book, America's Human Arithmetic: https://amzn.to/47OuqhB My foundation is awarding millions of dollars in work ethic scholarships to men and women willing to learn a skilled trade. Apply now at: https://bit.ly/mrwscholarships #podcast #america #work If you like me, and even if you don't, subscribe to my channels and follow me. Much obliged. https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikerowe https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikeroweshorts https://www.youtube.com/@PYSKshow http://instagram.com/mikerowe http://facebook.com/TheRealMikeRowe https://twitter.com/mikeroweworks 00:00 Are we in a bad place right now? 03:49 The population scare we got completely wrong 07:40 Are we actually running out of people? 11:22 China’s one-child policy 15:33 Why we’re miserable despite having everything 21:39 What experts keep getting wrong about people 25:56 The surprising story of Ogden Nash 31:22 Nick’s childhood 40:29 Are we ready for what AI is about to do? 45:42 The most important skill nobody teaches 49:29 What happens when we have too much of everything 54:10 Can we actually fix these problems? 59:46 What happened to Harvard? 01:06:54 Why you should never bet against America