American Dream Still Exists…if you can inherit it

[paulpauper]

https://medium.com/@robertyusert/the-american-dream-still-exists-if-you-can-inherit-it-f2ba57903994

[jamesfryman]

I'm sad this person has so little to do they feel the need to lament about it online. Makes me ill, given how much I've had to fight for what I have.

Sorry you can't make more money yourself. Get over it, go do something meaningful, really don't have an excuse if you have the means.

[armenarmen]

The American dream is living off an allowance at your parents house while in your 30s?

This really reads as a cautionary tale and why you shouldn’t leave inheritances to young family memebers

[jboles]

The author sounds like an entitled whinger. I'd be curious about what age he got his first job.

[mac01021]

I don't think anyone ever referred to "Drop out of school because you're bored and then try any crazy investment or business idea that comes into your head and have it all work out fine in the end" as The American Dream.

[virtuexru]

Holy cow this article is a trainwreck. I have no sympathy for people like this.

[airbreather]

The underlying learned failing here is giving up too easily, because you can.

[ttonkytonk]

ad hominem is a powerful argumentative technique which preys upon a person's sense of shame.

[squish78]

Surely this is satire?

[yesenadam → squish78]

Yeah, seems so. The question is, why didn't most of the commenters on this page realize?! Maybe because it's not funny, and too close to reality.

[skinnymuch → squish78]

It has to be. No way it can be real. I assumed it was trolling by the end. But perhaps someone is that sheltered and lacks that much self awareness.

[bequanna]

Calculated Risk != Gambling on crypto currency.