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Couldn’t you also say it’s largely unfactual, since the vast majority of strivers and grinders never escape their economic class? I guess it depends on what op
by jjj123 10mo ago
Couldn’t you also say it’s largely unfactual, since the vast majority of strivers and grinders never escape their economic class?
I guess it depends on what opportunity means to you. Does it mean something that’s “likely” or “less than one in a thousand”? To me, a “one in a thousand” chance to strike it rich is not good enough to justify the immense suffering our economic system causes.
- tt24 10mo agoOur economic system is actually the only thing that reduces suffering to this extent. It’s basically eliminated poverty, hunger, and healthcare scarcity.
- jjj123 10mo agoWhen I say “our economic system” I am not talking about capitalism generally, I’m talking about the US system specifically, where we are: 51st in percentage of the population that lives in poverty [1] Decent but worse than social democratic countries like France and Germany in hunger [2] Ranked below Canada, France, Germany, the UK in healthcare outcomes, which all have more socialized systems than we do [3] So I stand behind my broader point: the culture of individualism in the US benefits a select few and hurts us as a whole. 1: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/poverty-rate-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/poverty-r... 2: https://journalistsresource.org/home/food-insecurity-health/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20rate%20of%20food,data%20about%20world's%20largest%20problems. https://journalistsresource.org/home/food-insecurity-health/... 3: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/PDF_Blumenthal_mirror_mirror_2024_Exhibits.pdf https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2024-09...
- tt24 10mo agoCalling it "poverty" is a misnomer - in the United States, even the poorest get food, healthcare, and housing.