The American dream is the idea that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success. It is believed to be achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, rather than by chance.
However, if you take a look at social media, you will stumble upon posts where people claim the American Dream has turned into a nightmare. They criticize healthcare, nepotism, education and real estate prices, and, of course, inequality.
And they might have a point. While 90% of the children born in 1940 ended up in higher ranks of the income distribution than their parents, only 40% of those born in 1980 have done so. Of course, it's tough to compare two very different periods and draw hard conclusions but you can't ignore such studies too.
#1 The American Dream
Image credits: birbigs
#2 The Only "American Dream" Left!
Image credits: LeftyLady4
#3 The American Dream
Image credits: subdaio
#4 The American Dream
Image credits: SparkNotes
#5 There's No Such Thing As The "American Dream". They Just Want Us All To Believe It Could "Happen To Us" While Every System Is Designed To Keep Poor People Poor And Rich People Rich.
Image credits: KentingtonClark
#6 The New American Dream
Image credits: gobears7477
#7 The American Dream
Image credits: SeanMerriam
#8 The American Dream
Image credits: MasalaFry69
#9 The American Dream
Image credits: adamcbest
#10 Is This The American Dream?
Image credits: KylePlantEmoji
#11 American Dream According To The 2nd Highest Paid Player In The Nfl
Image credits: dreamo95
#12 The American Dream
Image credits: CorbinBBAustin
#13 Millennial American Dream
Image credits: nokia621
#14 The American Dream
Image credits: MichaelDAX19092212
#15 The American Dream
Image credits: Eangel4285
#16 The Death Of The American Dream (2008)
Image credits: Apollo-Innovations
#17 The American Dream Is Alive And Well
Image credits: JoAndBehold
#18 “Most Of The World Is Broke. The American Dream Is A Global Dream.”
Image credits: coffeecakecats
#19 Requiem For The American Dream
Image credits: reddit.com
#20 The American Dream
Image credits: unknownvegan_
#21 The American Dream
Image credits: Courtfalkyn
#22 The American Dream
#23 The American Dream
#24 The Reason They Tell You If You Work Hard And Invest You Can Have The American Dream, Is Because They Know You Have To Be Asleep To Believe It.
Image credits: The_Acumen
#25 The American Dream
Image credits: girlbossjigsaw
#26 The American Dream
Image credits: elizaskinner
#27 The American Dream
Image credits: CorryMackinnon
#28 Cross An Imaginary Line & Things Become Very Different
Image credits: Lanhdanan
#29 The American Dream
Image credits: BeardRat
#30 The American Dream
Image credits: MNBonnie
#31 The American Dream
Image credits: cagefreeavocado
#32 This Is What We Call The ‘American Dream’ Right?
Image credits: emitremmus27
#33 The American Dream
Image credits: CMcG_123
#34 The American Dream...
Image credits: bluegargoyle
#35 The American Dream
Image credits: SkarloeyBoi
from Bored Panda https://bit.ly/3sisib2
via Boredpanda
