The Individualism Myth | #241

unfortunately, there are no rules in human nature that turn economic abundance into a sense of personal abundance

hard work” is increasingly disconnected from economic outcomes

Will we update our scripts and stories about how the world actually works? Or is this a conversation that people just don’t want to have? Is it easier to pretend that everyone can make it?

I don’t have good answers to these questions, but I sense the disconnect between what people believe at a societal level and the market finding reality of an econ