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As someone who's lived in both areas, California still had opportunities for advancement during my career if one was willing to work hard. In SK, you can work h
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As someone who's lived in both areas, California still had opportunities for advancement during my career if one was willing to work hard. In SK, you can work hard all your life but as opportunities are limited, you'll get stuck in toil.
When tourists look at S. Korea and say, "Hey, it's real nice here!" They don't see the hundreds of low-paid workers who are working behinds the scenes. There are plenty of low paying jobs but nothing that can help one build generational wealth.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoIt's exactly the same in western Europe. American tourists visit here on vacation and think "wow it's really nice here, it's walkable and full of culture" but they don't see there's no opportunities for building generational wealth, as all of it has already been captured by the previous generations so the new generation is stuck in serfdom.
- JambalayaJim 3y agoThe vast majority of Americans aren’t building generational wealth anyway. Plus is wealth really all that valuable when you don’t have to worry about crime, funding your child’s education, losing your job, or having a major health scare? When living in a walkable area full of culture is an option everywhere, rather than a select few areas?
- morbicer 3y agoHmm, social mobility index actually puts most EU countries ahead of USA. Hell even South Korea is ahead of USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index The American Dream is just that, a dream.