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In 2016, 67% of Americans agreed that most people can get ahead if they were willing to work hard. Today, it's 47% (feddit.uk)
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[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 44 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'd view this as a positive rather than a negative. 20% more people aren't delusional.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Things have definitely still gotten harder. Your framing isn't great because it implies things were just as hard a decade ago, which many factors point that isnt the case. I'm not saying it was easy then or the 67% were right, but things have gotten worse.

[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 5 points 3 days ago

Yes, I was assuming people would be aware of that much on their own when I made a silly

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

I gladly receive any news of the expansion of class consciousness, and appreciate the data to prove it.