"technology has allowed for far more opportunity than our parents and grandparents could have ever dreamt possible."
I think you are wrong here. Technology has imposed roadblocks and distractions, preventing the younger generation from being independent and happy.
Ronald's values were derived from a time before the internet. Things have changed a lot since then. Wealth and status are king today.
Try convincing a young man in his 20s, that he can be successful being a janitor while his peers are spending money and having fun.
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That is where I am getting at. When you are raised with certain values for your entire life, you do not have much of a choice because we will end up seeing things differently. Our vision isn't equal. We are born into different environments, raised with different values so we see different things. Where you see "opportunity", others see a waste of time. Where you see a waste of time, others see "opportunity". Who is right?
As far as the internet is concerned, it has destroyed more lives than it has saved because it has a large influence on what we believe in.
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