1379: Joseph Moore | Why Getting Ahead Has Never Been Easier
Summary
Historian Joseph S. Moore argues that getting ahead in America has never been easier, countering the "despair industrial complex" that profits from pessimism. He shares his journey from a broke professor who escaped the 2008 housing crash to a wealthy investor, using 300 years of history to debunk myths about the American Dream. The episode explores how wealth is built through solving others' problems and navigating "slow time," while addressing modern challenges like housing affordability and the incentives for academics and journalists to highlight societal failures.
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