The American Dream

Apr 17, 2009 12:52

I read an article the other day about the death of the American Dream ( Read more... )

rant, real life

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vampireanneke April 17 2009, 18:58:14 UTC
Interesting post ( ... )

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mijan April 17 2009, 21:16:06 UTC
I like your dream better than the stereotypical one. The "dreams" I listed were aimed at discussing stereotypes, really.

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themadfish April 17 2009, 19:19:33 UTC
Another problem is that companies instead of building things to last, are merely building them cheap. So a well maintained car that should last for 20 years, lasts for like 2(which is why I think a lot of people are now buying foreign cars, not American). Or refrigerators, washer and dryers--it's now cheaper to buy a new one than get it repaired. More profit you see. Who cares that the cheap shit they're building is going into landfills, or shipped off some third world country to be stripped for materials by poor people, who then are exposed to the toxic chemicals within it. Out of sight, out of mind(sorry, different rant there). Or every year or two when our cellphone plans are about to expire, they offer the newest, upgraded $200 cellphone for $40 if you renew and why would someone pass that up? Old funtional cellphone? Toss it out!

Guh. Our country is fucked up.

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gmonkey42 April 18 2009, 01:03:36 UTC
YES. It pisses me off that you it's so hard to find high quality stuff that lasts, no matter how much you're willing to pay. It's just not available.

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hdluff4eva April 17 2009, 19:32:48 UTC
Uggg.... Huge mansion-esque lives scare me. I'm taking my Red Seal in Baking. BAKING! That's, like, 30,000 a year if I'm lucky. You know what I want to do? GO work on cruise ships for a few years, cramped living space, ish food, and hard work.

Afterwords? Open up a bakery and live in the attic. Maybe buy a small house if I have kids and a hubby.

Man, my house had five people in it, and we have way too much stuff and space. I can't wait to move to my Dorm room, sharing with three others, and be rid of the hugeness.

That's my dream, at any rate.

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colloween April 17 2009, 21:18:28 UTC
I demand (please) your permission to email this to my entire contacts list

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mijan April 17 2009, 21:29:04 UTC
Be my guest! :)

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