[taesko]

> As long as the US has enough strivers and hard workers it can afford plenty of slackers.

That's an uncomfortable idea - growth of a nation being dependent on a few people working their ass off. Like sacrificial lambs. Though almost all of these people probably do it willingly.

[lonelappde]

That's life. Life is incredibly expensive, and people who enjoy it are getting from the hard work and suffering of animals and other people and themselves. And the suffering of others scales far better then self-sacrificing.

[ulisesrmzroche]

What’s so uncomfortable about it? It’s never been any different.