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The simple rule of the American game: follow the law, work hard, and get rich.
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American dream
The simple rule of the American game: follow the law, work hard, and get rich.
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Glossary
The belief that a poor nobody can become rich through hard work, providence, and disciplined self-improvement.
definition
The American game requires openness, fairness, and clarity: anyone can come and play, the rules are simple, and wealth should follow work, talent, and merit.
model
Franklin’s autobiography becomes the seed of an American self-help tradition: the belief that one can and must improve status through method, hard work, and discipline.
diagnosis
He argues that the American dream has died for young people and has been replaced by a defensive desire to avoid debt.
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"...really hard you get rich okay really simple it's called the American Dream right and the third thing of course is that the game..."
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"They're trying to welcome as many people as possible. So they decide that the nation will become a game, a game where the citizen..."
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"...to some degree of celebrity in the world. This is the American dream. You can be born poor. But for hard work, you can..."
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"...as well. So this is the American optimism. This is the American dream. All right. So he continues. He's talking to a friend and..."
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"And so, we're going to study his autobiography in order to get insight into the mentality of the average American at this stage in..."
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"And then he will compare and contrast. His work with that of the original work. And then he will make adjustments and refinements to..."
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"That's the American dream. Guess what, guys? No one believes in this anymore, okay? And the reason why is the inequality in America as..."
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"...can't pay off the mortgage, okay? So, this idea of the American dream, it's basically dead for most people. Then you have the narrative..."
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"...and even traveling puppet shows that extolled the American lifestyle. The American dream a house in the suburbs a car and numerous household appliances..."
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"...Rockefeller, they were just rags to riches. It's because of the American dream. It's a land of opportunity. If you work hard, you can..."
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"...thousands of young Americans were protesting in the streets. America, the American dream seemed to be dying. Okay? That's the first problem. Second problem..."
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"...mental illness in China, in America, it's just insane. Death of American dream and social mobility. You're not going to be richer than your..."
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A source-grounded reading of Jiang's lecture on America as the world game: Britain invents the imperial board but cannot scale it, the dollar turns wealth into an idea, the Constitution keeps the game above...
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America begins here as a cure for civilization: a clean-slate game built from Enlightenment rights, self-help, property, and fair rules.
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A June 2024 lecture arguing that the next American civil war will not repeat 1861.
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