So growing up, I had this idea that the American dream was about that if you put in an honest amount of work, you would be rewarded with a good life. This would mean you would be able to take care of yourself and your family, afford a car and a house. In my view, working one job would probably be enough.

Nowadays, I get the idea that the American dream has become about working your ass off in order to have a chance to become a millionaire. Somehow glorifying “the grind” appears to be a part of it too now.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That’s basically what I was raised to believe too. The American Dream is supposed to be a house, a car, a family and a good job. But at some point, that did change to ‘you could be rich like them one day’ and I’m not sure when.

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      1 year ago

      It was a slow message delivered once wealth inequality started ramping up. It’s a good way to pacify stupid people who are poor.

      Billionaires: “Don’t tax us heavily, otherwise you will have massive taxes once you’re also a millionaire”