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> upward mobility in German society is very low compared to the US This appears to be untrue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index https:
by ath92 3y ago
> upward mobility in German society is very low compared to the US
This appears to be untrue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index
Germany ranks 11th on social mobility, while the us ranks 27th.
- candiodari 3y agoI'm not sure why this would be called "social mobility index": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index#Methodology_summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index#M... I would argue this measures governments services available to the poorest for free + to some extent how successful those government services are in fixing social issues (like teen pregnancy, "checked out" NEET youngsters, ...) This Doesn't seem to me to at all measure how likely you are to get ahead if you try hard enough.
- actionfromafar 3y agoYou can't get ahead if you get dragged down the bottom all the time, though. However, the chance of outsized success in the US if you make it, is larger though. I guess because of access to a larger market, but probably cultural factors, too.