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The American dream...

itake 5y ago
The American dream has never been to live a low stress life. The American dream implies stress. If you work hard, you will be successful.
- joelbluminator 5y ago
  > If you work hard, you will be successful Unless you were born to neglecting parents or went to a shitty school or learned the wrong major (arts major anyone?) or chose a low paying job (schoolteachers in the house?) or had something bad happen to your health or a million other possibilities. Or maybe your parents are super cool, the school was nice but your cognitive abilities are just not right for the high paying jobs (most high paying jobs require high cognitive abilities like finance, software, medicine) and you are working as a car mechanic (don't get me wrong, it's an awesome career but not likely to be viewed as "successful" the same way you mean it). Actually the equation "work hard = success" is quite ridiculous. Do you think Uber drivers don't work hard? Shop clerks? Construction workers? Nurses ? Teachers ? Where is this idea even coming from?
  - JohnWhigham 5y ago
    Where is this idea even coming from? Boomers wrought this cancerous thinking onto us. Can't wait for them to all be dead.
avgDev 5y ago
“That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.” - Carlin
- Woodi 5y ago
  Or "Sleep, sleep dear America...". Also reading all this thread make me thinking: this is rich country problem. I could put here examples from eg. Africa where kids do not go to school becouse no cents for bus or they need to take care for younger siblings. Or no sweater. But this will not really help. Looks like it's advanced civilisation problem. Pretty much like in sci-fi movies: overcrowd, no money, health problems... But no worry, just like in 60's abundance of drugs will help ! \s Would be nice to have something to help USAmerica (and others, becouse same problems are in other places too) but most likely any real help needs time and good society consciousnes. One thing, I belive, could immediately help is peace in heart and mind which cames from God.

The American dream has never been to live a low stress life. The American dream implies stress. If you work hard, you will be successful.

joelbluminator 5y ago
> If you work hard, you will be successful Unless you were born to neglecting parents or went to a shitty school or learned the wrong major (arts major anyone?) or chose a low paying job (schoolteachers in the house?) or had something bad happen to your health or a million other possibilities. Or maybe your parents are super cool, the school was nice but your cognitive abilities are just not right for the high paying jobs (most high paying jobs require high cognitive abilities like finance, software, medicine) and you are working as a car mechanic (don't get me wrong, it's an awesome career but not likely to be viewed as "successful" the same way you mean it). Actually the equation "work hard = success" is quite ridiculous. Do you think Uber drivers don't work hard? Shop clerks? Construction workers? Nurses ? Teachers ? Where is this idea even coming from?
- JohnWhigham 5y ago
  Where is this idea even coming from? Boomers wrought this cancerous thinking onto us. Can't wait for them to all be dead.

avgDev 5y ago

“That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.” - Carlin

Woodi 5y ago
Or "Sleep, sleep dear America...". Also reading all this thread make me thinking: this is rich country problem. I could put here examples from eg. Africa where kids do not go to school becouse no cents for bus or they need to take care for younger siblings. Or no sweater. But this will not really help. Looks like it's advanced civilisation problem. Pretty much like in sci-fi movies: overcrowd, no money, health problems... But no worry, just like in 60's abundance of drugs will help ! \s Would be nice to have something to help USAmerica (and others, becouse same problems are in other places too) but most likely any real help needs time and good society consciousnes. One thing, I belive, could immediately help is peace in heart and mind which cames from God.