I was going around Reddit and it occurred to me that too many people are generalising/overlooking some of the strong culture differences that exist between US philosophy and non-US philosophy.
In Europe, we often go to great lengths to limit work hours even if that reduces productivity and looks statistically bad (reducing GDP) and much of society is based around enjoyment of life without money.
You raise children not to prepare them for a job, but rather either for enjoyment of life or to do some sort of moral good (become a doctor or politician).
A lot of Americans are still quite materialistic from a European perspective - universities are about making money there, a job's salary is most paramount, etc...
I'm Indian (or Sri Lankan) too. They don't have such a strong materialistic culture there as well. It is widely common for people to not peruse money in order to work towards a moral or cultural good - which many economists blame for the worse economic growth among Indians vis-a-vis more materialistic cultures such as China where money creation is views as a major aspect of success. Indian philosophies historically found that chasing money wouldn't lead to a better quality of life.
I'm not quite sure how most British people feel about paper chasing now considering the prevalence of US culture in the English speaking world.
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the eu-usa culture difference surrounding money and enjoyment is being overlooked
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cocacolamonster · 23/04/2018 07:50
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