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"... Americans did not start out as deluded optimists. The original ethos, at least of white Protestant settlers and their descendants, was a grim Calvinism tha
by bootload 18y ago
"... Americans did not start out as deluded optimists. The original ethos, at least of white Protestant settlers and their descendants, was a grim Calvinism that offered wealth only through hard work and savings, and even then made no promises at all. You might work hard and still fail; ..."
Sounds familiar.
- kingkongrevenge 18y agoIt's also BS. The population and economic centers of colonial America were always Pennsylvania and Virginia. New England was a side show. How we got this popular genesis legend about the Pilgrims is a mystery to me.
- bootload 18y ago"... It's also BS ..." Didn't know that. I was making references to "Startups: Relax, you are all going to fail anyway" ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/1227112118/in/set-72157602184871362/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootload/1227112118/in/set-7215...