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>> Because our society has an unhealthy obsession with wealth and status This unhealthy obsession was in large part what drove the United States to what it eve
by icelancer 7y ago
>> Because our society has an unhealthy obsession with wealth and status
This unhealthy obsession was in large part what drove the United States to what it eventually became in 2019 over just a few hundred years. This is probably an unpopular sentiment, but what makes us bad is often what makes us good. It is not like this obsession has no upside.
- worldsayshi 7y agoYes. This. I mean, I very much hate/love this entrepreneurial cultural dogma. I simultaneously think it might be one of the few ways that an individual can make a significant impact on society (still with a very small probability) and at the same time I feel it's also the root of our big societal problems. Then again, the problems with endless growth that doesn't control for bad side effects might run deeper than entrepreneurial capitalism. Can't make up my mind about this. It makes society run so much faster. But can't guarantee that it runs in the right direction. And so many signs say it's not.
- cambalache 7y ago90% of the things that make America great(heh), have nothing to do with the obsession with wealth and status,this is just a story some sectors (WallStreet, Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Washington politicians) like to tell themselves.