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The study found that children with economically diverse friends earn 20% more — but that gap is between $27k and $47k, not across class lines. Nepotism is the engine of success, not hard work. The American Dream is a lottery ticket sold by people who already own the lottery. Stop waiting for meritocracy and start building your network.
The degrowth movement sounds noble—save the planet by consuming less. But when you trace the money, you find it’s bankrolled by 19th-century family fortunes. They already have all the wealth. Degrowth is their strategy to freeze the economy, stop upward mobility, and lock in their dominance. Don’t be fooled. The rich aren’t asking you to sacrifice for the planet; they’re asking you to sacrifice for them.
You’re rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship. When macroeconomic forces—like government spending levels that drive growth—are completely out of your control, your only real economic leverage isn’t working harder. It’s geographic mobility. Here is why your passport matters more than your resume.
Since 1989, the top 1% of Americans have captured nearly all wealth gains, while the bottom 50% have seen their share collapse from 3% to near zero. This isn’t about income—it’s about assets that compound. The game is rigged, and the data proves it.