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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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[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I recall getting one of these surveys a while back. It wasn't clear to me what they meant by "get ahead" or "work hard" or "can".

I selected "agree" for that question.

I think my main thought at the time was that if we all work together and help each other out instead of taking the easy route of continuing to contribute to the existing capitalist system, we could all have a much better quality of life.

[–] itsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did the question say 'you' or 'we/us'?

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I don't recall, but I don't see how that would've made a difference. My reasoning applies to the collective, and I'm part of that collective.