Wudi@feddit.uk to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoIn 2016, 67% of Americans agreed that most people can get ahead if they were willing to work hard. Today, it's 47%feddit.ukimagemessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1306arrow-down1imageIn 2016, 67% of Americans agreed that most people can get ahead if they were willing to work hard. Today, it's 47%feddit.ukWudi@feddit.uk to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square59linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredihutenosa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoAhead of whom, anyway?
minus-squareitsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoHunger, suffering, death, etc
minus-squareAniki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agomany 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.
Ahead of whom, anyway?
Hunger, suffering, death, etc
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: