Guess who’s losing faith in the American Dream? Everyone.

[BrotherIvan]

33. Thank you so much for sharing that link

That is just what we need to talk about: redefining the dream. Our definition is impossible for young people to achieve and is it what will make them happiest? Because workers are no longer being paid a fair/union wage, getting that house with a fence and a car and a couple of kids means working until you drop, going into debt up to your eyeballs, putting your children into debt servitude for the rest of their lives, defining oneself by your possessions, with nothing at the end but a kick in the ass from your boss out the door, the meagre promise of social security, and the fear of crushing medical bills. That dream only exists to make corporations money.

I'm over at that site reading, but I do wish this was something we talked about much more. I find that Europeans can more quickly grasp these ideas because they haven't been so brainwashed and broken, robbed of self esteem by downsizing and workplace totalitarianism, and beaten over the head with constant fear by the media. They are trying out new ways of living and designing their lives, and "work as much as possible to make as much money as possible so you can buy as many things as possible" is usually much farther down on their list.