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It's interesting how the American narrative changed from "hard work will make you succeed" to "only privilege will make you succeed". I think the newer iterati
by breppp 11mo ago
It's interesting how the American narrative changed from "hard work will make you succeed" to "only privilege will make you succeed".
I think the newer iteration is just setting the country for failure and is an excuse why being lazy is okay
- gota 11mo agoHow is (the assumption one needs) trying multiple times "lazier" than once?
- breppp 11mo agoThe underlying subtext if I read it correctly is I had a lot of chances because I was lucky to be born into a specific background when you start subscribing to determinism (i was ordained by my parents to succeed), the logical next step is not to try hard