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by mrxd
3434 days ago
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> The Protestant work ethic is centered on the notion that work is a holy vocation The Protestant work ethic emerged from the Calvinist doctrine of predestination (who is saved and damned is decided by God in advance) and the belief that accumulating material wealth was a sign of having been chosen by God for salvation. > when people choose to believe the all-pervasive Western media, movie, and music refrain that success is measured by material wealth And yet the US is one of the least materialistic countries in the developed world: https://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=635... |
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