Survey shows people no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life

Re:Survey shows people no longer believe working hard will l... by michaelt on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @09:28AM (#27515151)

If you've got shitty social mobility

You might want your children to think social mobility is possible if they work hard enough

But you don't want your politicians to think social mobility is possible through hard work. Because if they don't know you've got a social mobility problem, how are they going to fix it?

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Re:Survey shows people no longer believe working hard will l... by TuringNYC on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @09:37AM (#27515326)

>> If you've got shitty social mobility

>> You might want your children to think social mobility is possible if they work hard enough

I'd definitely want my children to work hard, understand how the world works, but I also don't want them to spin their wheels for 25yrs only to realize their car was on a jack and not going anywhere.

There are glass ceilings in certain countries and especially in certain industries. Recognizing that is important IMHO. I hope we break all such glass ceilings, but one has to recognize they are present, recognize the odds, and then make a decision to give away large parts of your time to attempt to do that.

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Re:Survey shows people no longer believe working hard will l... by ajmurmann on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @10:07AM (#27515724)

I love your point about different philosophies and views for thinking about personal things vs policy. I wish this was more common in general. Similarly I want to work hard and never friend on social welfare, yet I think society should take good care of everyone and am happy to pay for it even if I never ever want it for myself

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