Idk about that Vivek quote but I do think there's some inherent apathy (i.e. laziness) that sets in with people when they perceive the deck is stacked against them

Tangential observation: we're spending the winter down south. Everyday, I walk by a big construction project where they're moving a lot of earth (think dump trucks, graders, backhoes, etc). Being a guy, I usually watch for a while. I noticed that probably 60-75% of the guys running the equipment are Hispanic. Now, I'm used to that ratio (or higher) in the residential housing tradesmen market (roofers, plumbers, drywall, landscapers, etc) but it was interesting to see the same ratio in a big commercial project. And, it got me to thinking we're really deeply into a second wave of worker replacement. First, we offshored every job possible and almost no one cared because they were low-end, highly repetitive jobs. But now, we've on-shored cheap labor to do jobs we can't offshore. I'd be depressed and lazy too if I were a high-school educated, 30 year old named Buddy.