How hustle culture took over advertising

Re:How hustle culture took over advertising by wnevets on Monday November 05, 2018 @01:01PM (#18384404)

>Where does this all come from? This is an honest question. Why are people working themselves to death in the US and having this crazy mindset that doing stuff which puts you on the verge of a breakdown is good? When did this start?

Americans have been convinced (largely by republicans) that the reason so many americans are struggling financially is because they're lazy and stupid. One of the side effects of this is people being proud of working non stop as proof that they're not lazy and stupid like everyone else.

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Re:How hustle culture took over advertising by BonesJustice on Monday November 05, 2018 @01:08PM (#18384464)

Consequently, any time someone proposes something that will improve the lives of every working American, a disturbing number of us respond along the lines of, "Hey, I work my ass off, and I've had to suffer over ____, so everyone else should have to suffer at least as much." As opposed to, say, "Hey, I've had to deal with ____, and it sucks. Let's fix it so none of us have to deal with this anymore."

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Re:How hustle culture took over advertising by JustSomeNobody on Monday November 05, 2018 @02:03PM (#18384932)

Oh! I see you've been listening to Mitch McConnell! Yeah, that man HATES the poor and lower middle class.

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