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by jmyeet
21 days ago
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One thought I hate reading this is: do you need upward mobility? It's a serious question because in an ideal (IMHO) society, people can have full and satisfying lives with security and family without becoming a CEO. In the US, for example, there's an obsession with "getting ahead" but, by definition, only so many people can get ahead. And why do they want to? Because, at least in part, a basic job in insufficient to make ends meet in most cases now. This is a form of coercion. This is orthogonal to the issue of German social inclusion and forms of xenophobia (eg in the housing applications you mention). Personally I'd rather in a society where everyone's needs are met and it's not a race against a rising tide where only 20% of the population are above it. |
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That's the core of the great lie which so massively limits people.
Everybody can get ahead. It's not about comparing yourself with others - and has never been about that. That's school boy logic, to think in limited terms like that.
Can all members of an orchestra become better musicians, even though some will still be better than others? Can all members of a football team become better players?
You can always become better at what you do, no matter what other people are doing. You are almost guaranteed to become better at what you do, if you're doing it everyday. The purpose of a business is to deliver productivity to the purchaser. The purpose of employing workers is for them to do work. As they become better at their work, they will produce more and should be paid more and given more responsibilities. Internal company hierarchy has little to do with it. It's not about getting in front of the other guy.