In 2016, 67% of Americans agreed that most people can get ahead if they were willing to work hard. Today, it's 47%

Hunger, suffering, death, etc

many words today are used in a way that they can be interpreted in many ways, sothat each chooses the interpretation they like the most

some interpret:

• “getting ahead” = getting head. getting sexual experiences because times are good, people are enjoying things
• “getting ahead” = winning some race against somebody else. competitive people, competitive mindset. somebody else has to lose sothat you can win
• others just don’t think about it and just take it as a “okay everything is good” thing.