I’ve always loved Mike Green’s work, but this one hits different. It’s his magnum opus. I’ve felt this for a long time, he just explains it in a way that makes everything click. If you read nothing else today, make sure this is the one and share this to anyone that you care about.
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The American Dream isn’t about thriving anymore. It’s about trying to survive.
When I talk to young people today, you can see it in their eyes: the exhaustion, the quiet sadness. Life isn’t about building a future, starting families, or buying homes. It’s about clawing your way above the poverty line.
People aren’t avoiding relationships because they don’t care, they’re avoiding them because they literally can’t afford the cost of connection. Nights out, meeting new people, even small moments of joy feel like luxuries.
Happiness is on pause. Life experiences are on hold.
Survival has become the only goal.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
