Are Video Games Keeping Young Men Out of the Work Force?

That’s what researchers from Princeton University, the University of Chicago and the University of Rochester seem to be saying in a recent white paper. These scholars observe that between the years 2000 and 2015, young men (defined throughout the research as ages 21 to 30) have been working less. And they’re filling the majority of their extra free time looking at a screen, playing video games.

A real-life hitman shares some personal experiences…

Corona, now 53, has murdered at least eight people — including a soldier in Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s cartel — and was sentenced to roughly 25 years in prison in 2001. He was released in 2014 after becoming a federal witness and now works in construction. He had a wife and two kids prior to being incarcerated, but won’t say what his family situation is now. (Becaue Corona’s representatives fear for his safety, photos of him aren’t available.)

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