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/u/thesprunk explains how normal US unemployment figures are bogus, and that the reality is bleaker.

Replying to thatsumoguy07 · U3 covers total population vs how many are unemployed. And as I (meant) to say, we have not recovered all of it, and have fully recovered, but we have recovered most loses. And yes…

U3 dose not factor in total population to the employment ratio. So it will not give us an accurate indication of the situation I am speaking to. I am not really concerned about jobs recovered. I am concerned about the overall health of the economy from a worker perspective. We ma…

/u/thesprunk explains how normal US unemployment figures are bogus, and that the reality is bleaker.

Replying to thatsumoguy07 · We have recovered most of the jobs lost since 2008, and U6 has proven that most of them were not part time (or rather not anymore than what is normal). We have not recovered fully,…

We've recovered total jobs, but not as a percentage of our population. I don't think it's correct to say we have recovered fully, as there is still a large disparity in the employment to population ratio. Also, the amount of people who are working part time for economic reasons (…

/u/thesprunk explains how normal US unemployment figures are bogus, and that the reality is bleaker.

Replying to lee1026 · Yes, but if that is the point you want to make, U6 is the wrong index to track.

I agree. His explanation was flawed. However, I think that was the ultimate message he was attempting to get across.

/u/thesprunk explains how normal US unemployment figures are bogus, and that the reality is bleaker.

Replying to thatsumoguy07 · But as /u/sesamestreetgang stated, U6 was 10.1% before the crash and 13.7% now. So it's not any worse than we already know. U6 and U3 have moved up and down in almost unison, meani…

I think he was trying to touch on the issue that we are at our lowest employment rate as a percentage of population in the last 30 years. So even though the various calculations for unemployment have dropped, the percentage of people with a job in the US fell rapidly after the cr…

User asks why MDMA is not considered 100% safe and gets a full explanation of why and exactly how to keep safe when one uses it.

Ohh, so this is why I returned home from the bar to a full inbox of inquiries. It makes sense now!

darien_gap explains The Curse of the Traveler

Replying to [deleted] · > and you will want to tell your stories just a little bit more than they will want to hear them.

Actually, not really. I've never been one to tell stories. In fact, sometimes it's annoying always having to tell people stories again. "Tell him about that time you..." or "Tell them what it's like in..." I hate that! I love reminiscing with those who I was traveling with, thoug…

darien_gap explains The Curse of the Traveler

Replying to deargodimbored · I've never been fond on the normal life.

Neither have I. What else is there, if not to experience all this life has to offer?

darien_gap explains The Curse of the Traveler

Replying to deargodimbored · How can I live that type of life?

Much of my travel is for work. I teach telecommunications. You have to be flexible and willing to give up your normal life. After a while, there's no going back.

darien_gap explains The Curse of the Traveler

Ohh man, this is a familiar feeling. For years I traveled all over the world. It defined me; it's who I was. The past year and a half I have been mostly working from home. I go stir crazy sometimes! I'm not walking across the Charles Bridge in Prague. I'm not jet boating in Sydne…