Originally Posted by pedex
Im not sure I agree with the article at all. Im 40 years old, grew up in the US, and still live here. My entire life growing up I was basically taught by example that hard physical work and jobs which required physical labor were to be avoided at all costs. This is in all facets of our lives, it literally is everywhere. Prettymuch all choices have that underlying goal, from place to live to how you get there to the jobs one chooses. Avoid exercise basically, avoid doing anything that requires time, patience, and hard work(physical work). Our entire society and system we live in reflects this I think anyway. The price for those choices is right in front of our faces.
It's a basic contradiction of our culture. "Hard work" is a value always officially touted, but on the other hand there is also the message that we should avoid hard work at all costs & that this is a major goal of life.