3 ms·

There’s definitely still some who believe in the American dream idea, where anyone who comes to America and works hard can pull themselves up by their bootstrap

There’s definitely still some who believe in the American dream idea, where anyone who comes to America and works hard can pull themselves up by their bootstraps and become successful. That often leads to the idea that if you’re poorer than me, you’re probably not working as hard as I am. And giving you handouts is unfair and offensive, because you just need to work for it

PragmaticPulp 4y ago
> There’s definitely still some who believe in the American dream idea America is objectively and statistically one of the better places to succeed in this way, despite the shortcomings. If you believe that nobody or very few people think the “American Dream” is real, you’re probably in a bubble. This kind of out of touch cynicism is only really rampant on social media.
- Timon3 4y ago
  Objectively and statistically speaking, it's really not. The Global Social Mobility Index 2020 places it at 27th place. Considering its economic place in the world that's pretty bad. At best you could say it's slightly above-average.
ThrowawayR2 4y ago
> "There’s definitely still some who believe in the American dream idea, where anyone who comes to America and works hard can pull themselves up by their bootstraps and become successful." Which, in the case of immigrants coming to the United States, is often exactly what happens, proving that it is still mostly true. Americans don't appreciate how good they have it.
- AniseAbyss 4y ago
  [dead]