In particular, the polarization is due to a drop in trade unionism and an increase in competition among developed countries. Free trade contributes to that polarization. It's not tragic to lose your job, but being unable to find another one is. The issue does not lie in the fact that the market is very competitive, but that it takes no heed of individuals. The longer we wait, the more compromised the human capital becomes. The solution has to be based on access to education, lower tuition fees and public child care.
The problem is not that economies are more competitive, but that the risks involved in that increased competitiveness are not shared equally. The tragedy is in the fact that some people lose their job and take a few weeks to find a new one, but others take two years and give up after a while.