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The US does a great job at hyping itself, but let's be realistic: it's 20th in human development index[1]. "Sure," you might say, "regular people don't do as we
by mullingitover 2y ago
The US does a great job at hyping itself, but let's be realistic: it's 20th in human development index[1]. "Sure," you might say, "regular people don't do as well here, but you can get ahead here if you work hard! That's the American Dream™."
Nope, it's also 27th in social mobility[2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Dev...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index
- nightski 2y agoI was part of a student exchange with Sweden. This is just an anecdotal experience but if that is what 4 on the mobility list looks like then they got something horribly wrong. I enjoyed many aspects of the country, but prosperous and highly mobile is not what I observed in any way.