Some people don’t see any other options for themselves and are able to convince themselves that maybe they’ll find the needle in the garbage pile

Also, some people live in shithole red states where they need to prove to some state agency they’re spending so many hours a week looking for work or their healthcare gets shut off. I think you’re right about these sites being a waste but I also think you wouldn’t ever be able to explain that to a lot of the caseworkers out there who could be deciding your fate.