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And yet they’re not tumbling into nothingness, in fact, many reasonable people place Sweden as an amazing place in many metrics, stable in the top 10% for most
by toofy 8y ago
And yet they’re not tumbling into nothingness, in fact, many reasonable people place Sweden as an amazing place in many metrics, stable in the top 10% for most lists I’ve seen—everything from happiness levels to GDP(PPP).
Makes me question whether or not our (USians) shouldn’t push for a cultural change where we don’t worship so heavily at the alter of the hyperambitious.
- skookumchuck 8y agoAmbition is what makes things happen. Do you think Apple and the iPhone would have happened without the hyper-ambition of Jobs? It happened in the US, too, not in Sweden.
- TYPE_FASTER 8y agoSkype (Zennstrom) Kazaa Ericsson Minecraft
- skookumchuck 8y agoZennstrom lives in London. Kazaa is a dutch company. Ericsson was founded in 1876. Minecraft's creator Markus Persson lives in the US. I don't think these examples make your point.