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by corimaith 741 days ago
While I wouldn't describe it as late-stage capitalism, the situation OP is describing definitely isn't sustainable, we're all becoming more like Korea or China, high stratified and overstressed societies that may well be dead ends given their declining birthrates.

I recall the controversy about Amy Chua's Tiger Mom a decade ago, the funny thing is that Amy Chua today believes that her methods would be insufficient for the competition today. When we have parents fighting for top kindergartens and extracurriculars for 5 year-olds, you know this is getting out of hand. And the worst part is, for all the rise of "overachievers" going into these jobs, services and products in society just seem to be getting worse and worse.

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> And the worst part is, for all the rise of "overachievers" going into these jobs, services and products in society just seem to be getting worse and worse.

Sounds natural, as the profit-driven corporate machinery is getting more qualified and more obedient workforce than ever before!