A Boring Dystopia

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‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’ (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or maybe, just maybe, Europe has been around for soooo much longer than America that they've reached the age where they realize that there are other priorities in life than just the accumulation of wealth. Like enjoying life, having a work/life balance, socializing with one's friends and family.

Perpsectives change when your history as a country is longer than a few hundred years.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also Europe is less run by corporations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Which unfortunately is changing rapidly, the American flavour of capitalism is taking over the world.