The last paragraph highlights something else as well: those who define this way of being as “success” are quite empty of substance. These shouldn’t be American standards of success. It’s up to us what our definition of success is. I reject Trump as any example of success.
I can fully appreciate the sentiment, but I think the viewpoint/issue is unfortunately more nuanced than a straight forward assertion. I’m no communist supporter by any stretch, as I think it a less viable structure in practice, but I can’t help acknowledge that in the current social order, money translates almost directly to agency. And that agency is essentially freedom; to an extent, the viewpoint has some merit.
The last paragraph highlights something else as well: those who define this way of being as “success” are quite empty of substance. These shouldn’t be American standards of success. It’s up to us what our definition of success is. I reject Trump as any example of success.
I can fully appreciate the sentiment, but I think the viewpoint/issue is unfortunately more nuanced than a straight forward assertion. I’m no communist supporter by any stretch, as I think it a less viable structure in practice, but I can’t help acknowledge that in the current social order, money translates almost directly to agency. And that agency is essentially freedom; to an extent, the viewpoint has some merit.