Top 10 Problems with the American Dream
Although a highly celebrated ideal in the United States, the American Dream does have its series of setbacks, and many Americans do feel as if the ideology itself is rather "backwards" and not worth it. Famed authors, namely John Steinbeck and F. Scott Fitzgerald have criticized it in some of their works.What do you perceive as a problem based on the American Dream.
Much of the American Dream is driven towards living a good life. But the method to attaining this is linked towards profit. The ideal is to earn as much money as possible to ensure your own life. Personally, I don't see much of a motivation in that. In fact, "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck exploits the negatives of Materialism very harshly. Not everyone can attain it. It's a tragedy in fact.
And so society should depend upon spiritualism and a false sense of leisure? I'm an idealistic man of the left but you won't go anywhere in life without working hard and hoarding wealth. In addition, I agree with the visitor's statement and this is coming from a half-Russian.
Yeah. Yes I live in America and it is a great country. It does have a lot of problems such as racism, some of the people that live there, etc. Immigration I think has become too selective (thanks to that stupid travel ban). Sure most immigrants came to America, there are people who try to seek refuge from their own country if it's at war, if it's poor, or if society is crumbling. Also, I can't even believe how controversial the Trump Administration is. I don't like involving in political drama, but the Trump administration has been doing some very questionable things like the Travel ban, etc. Just, America is great, but has a lot of problems.
Its an ideology dating back to the 18th Century, and is seen as an American Identity, so its no surprise its well known. However, considering it is synonymous with rich people and wealth, it can lead to a very materialistic mindset should people start adopting it. This does go back to my first reasoning, and emphasizing on how it affects people.
Enormous and unavoidable... which is a bad thing
Donald Trump and Ajit Pai are certainly living this dream. Corporations are still making vault-tons of money every year and will continue to profit. Meanwhile, much of the American populace are finding it difficult and sometimes even painful to meet their financial demands and debts. Lots are Americans are angry due to how they're treated via class hierarchy, because this severely damages the population physically and emotionally.
Very true as is the case with most laissez-faire capitalist nations. Bernie Sanders was their last chance in redemption and they blew it.
The Great Depression, the amount of money the American government has spent on foreign trade and warfare and various events have left the United States in serious debt. I feel bad for the Middle-Lower Class people, due to how much they struggle coping with money and how their opportunities continue to dwindle in spite of their efforts, whereas the rich get more money.
The economy is too high and many young people are struggling to find work and a job to keep their pricey apartment! American dream is bull crap
Kim Kardashian wherever we go, the media is glorifying either Kim Kardashian or anybody related to the Kardashians, because they're filthy rich. Meanwhile, actual people and heroes who worked hard to get what they want or wanted to contribute to change are glossed out or even forgotten. It doesn't matter if you're a veteran soldier, someone who helped out in 9/11 or a doctor who discovered a breakthrough cure, if you're not rich, your popularity is obsolete. This would explain why much of the youth has little general knowledge outside of their interests, which is honestly sad.
Materialism plays a prominent role in why so many Americans happen to be rather dumb these days. Nowadays, they want to brag about their wealth and what they posses, going as far as to make fun of solely based upon that. That, and for the Middle-Lower Class, they may not get the education they deserve, which contradicts what the American Dream is meant to stand for.
There are ideologies that are several centuries or even a millennia old and they're somehow managed to withstand the test of time. The American Dream however, has a lot of "backwards" content, particularly how women are depicted in this ideology. Its viewpoint on wealth is also somewhat primitive compared to the present day.
Which in turn, can influence them in becoming bullies and egotists, which does not fit in very well with the American Dream context. Jake Paul is a notable example, he's made a lot of money, yet chooses it for very worthless and boastful spending. Also, Gene Simmons also fits in this bill well enough.
Self entitlement is a plague at this point.
This one enforces the points of self-entitlement and the benefits thrown onto the Upper Class. True, there are rich people who genuinely care about the poor, but most are rather concerned about themselves and their statuses.
Exactly! Inequality is a terrible thing
Why don't minors get a piece of the pie too?
That could interfere with your right to play video games all the time.
Which means a lot of people just don't feel like doing it.