I understand the Hero's journey is an internal struggle, but it is an external one as well, where we compete externally in hierarchies for status + success, for mates and fulfillment. How are we surprised that calls for Socialism are resonating across the country?
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I find little usable advice for my generation, caught between the Boomers and the Millenials, in the midst of the collapse of the American dream. We felt we deserved an upper/middle-class lifestyle after diligently applying ourselves. The other end of the deal was not upheld.
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It's become a fad to call this "entitlement". This is a complete misnomer. Theres millions of people who have gone to top-tier schools, competed among the most competitive hierarchies, worked diligently their entire lives, who are actively being held down by this system.
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"This system" referring to the 1.7 year avg career in big tech, weaponizing KPI's + analytics to shake down the workforce, profit-max corporations paying employees as little as possible to retain them, forcing overwork to retain job, shaming those who use vacation days.. etc.
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"This system" that rewards "diversity", whatever that is; instead of achievement, discipline + skill. I have a friend who went to an Ivy undergrad, worked at top banks, now had to double-down for an MBA so that he has a shot at "Diversity Recruiting", yeah.. thats a real thing..
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This problem is so bad, that as a former geopolitical analyst, I view it as a legitimate, systematic threat to the US. The American dream will not die quietly.. it is the foundation of US society, culture, politics, and economics.
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It would be easy to critique this as "defeatist" or "negative"; that isn't my intention. Just some thoughts after listening to Thiel today.. Genuinely interested in responses + advice.
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@PereGrimmer's take here:https://twitter.com/PereGrimmer/status/1039951731273154560 …Jordan Sack added,
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For context: I went to a top-tier uni, worked at a start up (brutally cut-throat), saved enough $ and hit tech investments, now I trade derivatives independently, but see no path towards getting back into the workforce on acceptable terms to me.
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@timoreilly's book has a decent idea of where we went wrong: We have a runaway optimizer. It's not paperclips, but shareholder value. Or: over-financialization.2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
Maximizing shareholder value has cost us the present, and the future. In the past, present sacrifices were worth the opportunity cost of playing the game for expected future reward. Maximization of shareholder value has been financed at the expense of the American Dream.
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Maximizing shareholder value has cost us to the extent that it incents short term thinking. It forces companies to set goals and execute quarterly, while the greatest value is created over much longer terms.
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Companies like Amazon have figured out how to think long term even within the quarterly reporting structure. But it's difficult for most companies to rise above the fray.
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