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[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Just say unemployed or jobless. No need to get technical in the headline

[–] Septimaeus 8 points 3 weeks ago

Just say unemployed or jobless. No need to get technical in the headline

It feels weird to defend a buzzword but…

It’s more specific and inclusive than either of those words and is clearly the product of a larger societal conversation, meaning it indicates a problem worth considering that shouldn’t be oversimplified just to avoid burdening readers with a new term.