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In 2016, 67% of Americans agreed that most people can get ahead if they were willing to work hard. Today, it's 47% (feddit.uk)
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[โ€“] dihutenosa@piefed.social 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ahead of whom, anyway?

[โ€“] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago

many words today are used in a way that they can be interpreted in many ways, sothat each chooses the interpretation they like the most

some interpret:

  • "getting ahead" = getting head. getting sexual experiences because times are good, people are enjoying things
  • "getting ahead" = winning some race against somebody else. competitive people, competitive mindset. somebody else has to lose sothat you can win
  • others just don't think about it and just take it as a "okay everything is good" thing.