@ossobuco,
It's whining. Poor Mr. Goldman...
Many americans are now out of work who are in their fifties or sixties and they get shunned routinely. This is very disheartening. My father went through it, which resulted in not much food in our house when I was a teenager, and that was the least of it re family decimation.
There are whole industries out of work, such as much in construction.
You don't know much, Goldman, and I highly recommend you start reading at your local library. That's is how I did it, learning - I read book after book.
It's true that directed learning could be a help, but in your case I figure you'd subscribe and never be dissuaded from the books recommended by the first person.