Was there ever an “American dream”?
99% dream of being in that 1%, that’s always been the case
99% dream of being in that 1%, that’s always been the case
Is the American dream dead?
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Koapa
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NO It's not.
You have to define your own American Dream. As a man, if you grind and not raw & procreate left & right you can achieve your goals.
You have to define your own American Dream. As a man, if you grind and not raw & procreate left & right you can achieve your goals.
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Look at scenes from NYC in the 1970s and you'll have the answer. Urban decay and blight in the Bronx, prostitutes and pimps frequented Times Square, while Central Park was filled with muggers and rapists. Homeless, junkies and drug dealers occupied boarded-up and abandoned buildings.
It's always been like this, but from the 1950s-70s and then throughout the 90s, Americans ate good ngl.
It's always been like this, but from the 1950s-70s and then throughout the 90s, Americans ate good ngl.
Was there ever a dream?
When there’s hyper-capitalism & shytload of money is in circulation with hyper-spending (consumerism)- a few who know how to play the game would get through & get rich from disadvantaged backgrounds. But it doesn’t negate the reality of the majority.
That’s basically what Americandream pipe-dream was built on.
When there’s hyper-capitalism & shytload of money is in circulation with hyper-spending (consumerism)- a few who know how to play the game would get through & get rich from disadvantaged backgrounds. But it doesn’t negate the reality of the majority.
That’s basically what American
OperationNumbNutts
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The American dream was an advertising campaign to sell real estate in the suburbs to you know how.
Still, I agree with the premise of this thread and the outlook isn't looking all that great for people.
BlackJesus
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American dream was based on the idea that the average person could build a life, start a family, find decent paying middle class jobs without a college degree and buy a house.
Gen Z and millennials struggles to do any of that so I’d say yeah it’s dead
BlackJesus
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It started fracturing visibly in the 90s, by the 2000s it was a wrap
Vandelay
Life is absurd. Lean into it.
Depends on your perspective. Started dying in the 80's, was dead in 2008. If you're black, it never really was there.
BlackJesus
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The "American dream" died in the 1970s.
en.m.wikipedia.org
and further cemented its death in 2010
www.brennancenter.org
And with the current ultra-"conservative" SC, expect the embers of that dream to be destroyed.
People want to keep voting republican and get more of these regressive judges on various federal seats though. Then those same folk will complain about the economy.
"wE wUz MaKIn mO mONE unDA TRuMP!!!!"
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and further cemented its death in 2010
Citizens United, Explained
The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.
And with the current ultra-"conservative" SC, expect the embers of that dream to be destroyed.
People want to keep voting republican and get more of these regressive judges on various federal seats though. Then those same folk will complain about the economy.
"wE wUz MaKIn mO mONE unDA TRuMP!!!!"
Dameon Farrow
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I'll say attaining it easily died in the 80s and arguably mid to late 70s.
You need a main job and a hustle these days and don't rely on companies for your retirement years. It's a gamble where it once was a given.
Thing is you have access to more information and more customers than ever thanks to the internet.
That's why I don't hate on females who do shyt like of. Internet is the new hustle. Some hustles are clean and some are dirty.
Plus I like hos. Hos are fun.