The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity.
The American dream is more about opportunity than anything else.
I think the American Dream used to be achieving one's goals in your field of choice - and from that, all other things would follow. Now, I think the dream has morphed into the pursuit of money: Accumulate enough of it, and the rest will follow.
For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.
I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that.
The American Dream is a term that is often used but also often misunderstood. It isn't really about becoming rich or famous. It is about things much simpler and more fundamental than that.
The American Dream may be slipping away. We have overcome such challenges before. To recover the Dream requires knowing where it came from, how it lasted so long and why it matters so much.
When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream.
The American dream has now morphed into an expectation. And if it isn't provided, or if it doesn't happen, then people feel cheated.
The American Dream, the idea of the happy ending, is an avoidance of responsibility and commitment.