I don&#x27;t understand what &quot;bourgeois moralist crap&quot; means, but there is a great deal of scientific literature supporting the parent&#x27;s claim.  One need only &#x27;Google&#x27; unemployment and happiness, to find some.  Here are a few of the top hits.[1][2][3]<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jil.go.jp&#x2F;english&#x2F;JLR&#x2F;documents&#x2F;2012&#x2F;JLR34_ohtake.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jil.go.jp&#x2F;english&#x2F;JLR&#x2F;documents&#x2F;2012&#x2F;JLR34_ohtake...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;wol.iza.org&#x2F;articles&#x2F;unemployment-and-happiness.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;wol.iza.org&#x2F;articles&#x2F;unemployment-and-happiness.pdf</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;onlinelibrary.wiley.com&#x2F;doi&#x2F;10.1111&#x2F;jmcb.12154&#x2F;abstract" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;onlinelibrary.wiley.com&#x2F;doi&#x2F;10.1111&#x2F;jmcb.12154&#x2F;abstra...</a>