Re:Rents for the rich are going down, rents for the poor are...
by reducesuffering on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @01:26AM
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You hit a note with me about your American upbringing because I've had the same thoughts about mine but hadn't seen it hit it on the head like you have. American youth culture doesn't really value hard work and intellect. I know media like movies has a hand in this portrayal but I'm not sure it's really intentional like you allude to. I still wonder what it really is that some of us make it out into well paying careers while most of my HS cohort also mostly coasts on lackluster degrees and jobs. Race hasn't been any common thread in outcomes I've seen intra-high school, whereas the biggest differences seem to occur between high schools.
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Re:Rents for the rich are going down, rents for the poor are...
by Lammy on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @01:38AM
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> American youth culture doesn't really value hard work and intellect.
They would be foolish to value those things when they can look around the world at large and see how success vs failure is pretty much some combination of luck and network/nepotism.
Re:Rents for the rich are going down, rents for the poor are...
by mc32 on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @09:00AM
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Kind of... 1st gen Americans retain the drive from their parents’ cultures and do better. But rivers flow downhill.
While I’m not advocating the Chinese entrance exam system, we’re the polar opposite where being lazy is cool. Look at all the youth drifting to LA dreaming of making it big. Some of that is going to YouTube/Instagram type platforms but it’s still a one in a million shot at glamorous success rather than steadfast hard work for a steady career (we do have physicians and lawyers and MBAs who resemble the steadfast attitude but it’s a small slice of society) we’re just not good at instilling this culture in our youth as well as other cultures do.