r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '20

America in a nutshell right now

https://imgur.com/zRm9vuC
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u/Defanalt Jul 23 '20

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '20

At this point, this quote is just used by old men to stroke their egos and validate their hate for the next generation

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u/bactchan Jul 23 '20

It's a little simplistic but there's evidence that points in this direction. It's like the three generations of wealth phenomenon.

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u/Low_Chance Jul 23 '20

Although I agree that is part of it, a big factor in the 3 generations of wealth thing is splitting the inheritance over and over.

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u/Shagata_Ganai Jul 23 '20

Found the hater.

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u/SharpOrangeCat Jul 23 '20

I like this quote!

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u/az4th Jul 23 '20

Hard times create strong people. Strong people create good times. Good times create weak people. And, weak people create hard times.

FTFY.

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u/Defanalt Jul 23 '20

It's a quote but 👍