The American Dream or Nightmare?
We are taught to work hard so we can play hard. We are sold the idea that the college educated people sporting suits, living behind white picket fences with new Suburbans in the driveway are the showcase piece of success in America. We believe that the more money we make the happier we will be, and there is a desire instilled in us all from an early age to chase this dream, this status, this destination and all its material possessions at almost any cost. We trade our hobbies, our free time, or worse, our health, happiness, precious relationships and our financial freedom in exchange for these status symbols. A silent statement of accomplishment. In this thought journey, I want to discuss a complex idea that is broken down into a simple question. Which is the bigger flex? The house, car and the look, or a modest life which opens the door to early retirement and the possession of ‘fuck you money’? Is it the American dream or the Amer...