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That's incredibly depressing to me. If he really talked to a representative cross-section of America, almost all of those optimistic people will never be wealthy enough to afford the car. At least the Brits know where they stand. We're never going to be able to effectively address wealth inequality if every person on the street believes that they're going to be a multimillionaire some day.



You're missing the point.

Americans believe we can and that belief allows the mental and emotional energy to try

No one is guaranteed success. But if you never believe you even could you would be much less inclined to even try.


I'm sorry, but I would call that false hope.




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