So growing up, I had this idea that the American dream was about that if you put in an honest amount of work, you would be rewarded with a good life. This would mean you would be able to take care of yourself and your family, afford a car and a house. In my view, working one job would probably be enough.
Nowadays, I get the idea that the American dream has become about working your ass off in order to have a chance to become a millionaire. Somehow glorifying “the grind” appears to be a part of it too now.
I reject the idea that the American Dream has become working your ass off for the chance to become a millionaire. No one dreams of working themselves to death. There are a lot of people who have a perverted and cynical view of the American Dream, and at least as many who will claim that the American Dream is dead. In my view, what people perceive to be the American Dream varies wildly from person to person. At the end of the day, I think you have to decide what the American Dream means to you.