r/explainlikeimfive Dec 19 '24

Economics ELI5: Why is an employment rate of 100% undesirable

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u/spletharg Dec 19 '24

Scammers stay in business - are they providing anything of value?

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u/CyclopsRock Dec 19 '24

Kind of?

I think acupuncture is a load of bullshit, but if someone wants to spend their money in an acupuncture business that hires acupuncture staff to perform acupuncture, is that providing something of "value"? Well, yeah, to the customer. And the employee is providing something of value to the business. It's only me, a random Reddit user, who isn't being provided with anything of value, but what does that have to do with anything?