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Good! You want to live in a place in which if you work your bollocks off, you will be rewarded handsomely for it. The alternative is something like the UK, in
by throwaway22032 2y ago
Good!
You want to live in a place in which if you work your bollocks off, you will be rewarded handsomely for it.
The alternative is something like the UK, in which it's very difficult to "make it" because pre-existing / inherited wealth is dominant and highly paid jobs are very thin on the ground.
You don't want that. Unless you're already rich, then sure, it's great.
- ffsno1 2y agoThat's not the only alternative. A better model are the Scandinavian countries with a strong social safety nets. If the ultimate goal is happiness, look at the Danish system.
- throwaway22032 2y agoI have lived in Scandinavia. I would describe it as stifling. Great if you want a Volvo. If you are ambitious you are socially ostracised.
- dventimi 2y agoIt sounds like you want more than what typical Scandinavians have. Put another way, it sounds like you want income inequality, with you on the winning side.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoYou act like there are enough of these high paying jobs to go around. Everyone in california could work their bollocks raw but there’s never going to be 45 million half million dollar a year job openings.
- dventimi 2y agoNobody in America works harder than the poor.