@mcsquared34 That post is the reason why everyone wants to live in America. If you work hard and sacrifice, your kids can have a better life than you.
@mcsquared34 Even without rich parents, who wants to work 15-20 hour days? That's a sickness.
@mcsquared34 People just need to pick themselves up by their bootstraps or something.
@mcsquared34 Sacrificing family time & going in to work while sick are not goals to aspire to.
@mcsquared34 even the damn banks that finance the substances that all living beings
@mcsquared34 The we live in a meritocracy Kool Aid. The if you are poor or struggling it is because of some personal failing Kool Aid.
@mcsquared34 Academic ability is a large part of how successful you become, drive and luck has definitely moved the needle for me, but well educated is usually the game changer..
@mcsquared34 I just LOVE that "success" means living in the shittiest house you can imagine.
@mcsquared34 touted virtues: spreading sickness to others, increasing chronic illness and dementia through sleep deprivation, absentee parenting