The American Dream is a nebulous term, so pretty much all arguments are shaped by whichever definition one gives it.
What we do have, is enormous choice. We don't have enormous wisdom. What we do have is enormous opportunity. What we don't have are sufficient ways to enhance access to those opportu…
The American Dream is a nebulous term, so pretty much all arguments are shaped by whichever definition one gives it.
What we do have, is enormous choice. We don't have enormous wisdom. What we do have is enormous opportunity. What we don't have are sufficient ways to enhance access to those opportunities.
What we have is a society subject to lots of manipulation, and it is much easier to manipulate from a negative (anger, sadness) than a positive (happiness, fun). Yes, leaders have an incentive to make people angry because angry people are more easily manipulated (see the college protests for example).
We're not in a great place, but its not the failure of this nebulous dream. That's there for most who want it. Its the ability to exploit human nature that is doing so much harm. The younger people are, the easier they are to exploit. I don't think that's going away. Its probably getting worse.
fwiw, a lot of this hinged on definition.
The American Dream is a nebulous term, so pretty much all arguments are shaped by whichever definition one gives it.
What we do have, is enormous choice. We don't have enormous wisdom. What we do have is enormous opportunity. What we don't have are sufficient ways to enhance access to those opportunities.
What we have is a society subject to lots of manipulation, and it is much easier to manipulate from a negative (anger, sadness) than a positive (happiness, fun). Yes, leaders have an incentive to make people angry because angry people are more easily manipulated (see the college protests for example).
We're not in a great place, but its not the failure of this nebulous dream. That's there for most who want it. Its the ability to exploit human nature that is doing so much harm. The younger people are, the easier they are to exploit. I don't think that's going away. Its probably getting worse.