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- hackernews@derp.foo
Americans are increasingly unlikely to believe that those who work hard will get ahead and that their children will be better off than they are, according to two recent polls.
Americans are increasingly unlikely to believe that those who work hard will get ahead and that their children will be better off than they are, according to two recent polls.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/american-dream.asp
No, that’s pretty much the key note of the original definition.
You, like many, just thought the cliche “house with two kids” depicted to show a character was living the Dream was the Dream, but the concept was always about opportunity being available for those willing to put in effort.
Although, obviously, since it was coined in 1931 “everyone” had some notable exceptions.
It’s hilarious that someone downvoted you. You pointed out the facts and fuck the facts when they contradict what I want to be true! It’s the same shit I see from conservatives (and I guess some others) when they insisted that “the definition of recession was changed!” because the short-hand oversimplified rule of thumb definition is all they knew, and when the facts show that their oversimplified view was not reality. . .well “downvote” them.