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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.

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[–] Mafflez@reddthat.com 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There never was a dream you fucks. XD

[–] disheveledWallaby@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

They call it a dream for a reason. You have to be asleep to believe it.

[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

It has certainly never been the case that working hard will get you ahead, the inverse is actually more true. People who are forced to work hard to survive can believe this at their detriment.

This is probably the most accurate for people who are from less privileged backgrounds who are expected to demonstrate their merits before being accepted in to professional managerial professions. For people born in to that world it's more important to not run against the merits that have been assumed for you.

[–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

But the country's disintegrating. What's happened to America? What's happened to the American dream?

It came true. You're looking at it. Now c'mon, let's really put these jokers through some changes.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 11 months ago

They're wrong.

It's already dead.

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