12.29.2022 - By Bob Davis
Requiem For An American Dream
Firstly in any requiem for an American Dream we pay our respects to a time when it worked. Details in Requiem-For-An-American-Dream-Bob Davis Podcast 1082.
Negativity
Secondly negativity and division permeate our culture these days.
New Dream
Therefore at the end of another not so good year maybe we need a new dream.
Or you can refer to the movie ‘Blow’ for the ‘Maybe You Had The Wrong Dream’ quote.
Shared Vision
Above all in Requiem-For-An-American-Dream-Bob Davis Podcast 1082 I talk about the value of a shared vision for the future.
Values
For example the American Dream originally was based on the values of the Declaration of Independence.
History
And in the 1930’s the dream we know today was created out of whole cloth by historian James Truslow Adams.
Advertising
Consequently advertising got hold of it after World War 2.
Consumer Economy
As a result Truslow’s dream helped fuel the growth of the consumer economy in the United States.
Twisted Remnant
Since then The American Dream has become a sort of twisted remnant from a bygone age.
Aspirations
Yet most young adults begin their journey through life aspiring to the same old theme.
Maybe it’s time for a new dream?
New Year’s Resolutions
In addition this is time of the year we allow ourselves to think about the future.
Similarly why not think about a new shared vision for the future?
Rejecting The Traditional American Dream
Certainly I have rejected the traditional American Dream by becoming a nomad.
Artistic Business
And attempting to grow an artistic business on the road.
Tools Of Tech
Even more technology today for all it’s foibles provides the tools to create versions of the American Dream our grandparents never considered.
Telling Stories
In Requiem-For-An-American-Dream-Bob Davis Podcast 1082 I tell some stories from the bygone era and talk about the postwar economic and social history.
Thought Experiment
Further I think this thought exercise helps in a time when everyone is pointing fingers.
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Requiem-For-An-American-Dream-Bob Davis Podcast 1082