so if a person has no skills or quality experience by the time they are thirty or so, they are likely going to struggle. And, if their work ethic is shite, they can't even power their way through.

On the other hand I have seen different things. I have seen women in 40s joining workforce after the divorce and the death of the family people since the pandemic like events. I suppose the world has changed that they are not being ageist and stopping people from having an income source. Which is kind of welcoming if you ask me.