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Tag: America

  • The Virtues of Hardship

    Primarily in America there is an overwhelmingly widespread belief that everything should be easy, and that we should always be happy.  While I’m no antagonist of happiness, I do think that obsessing over it is actually counter-productive to achieving it, and also leads people into some otherwise easily dodged traps, foolish decisions, and unreasonable expectations.

  • 10 Dying U.S. Industries

    Three Primary Contributing Factors: 1. New technology 2. Foreign competition 3. Industry Stagnation 10 Dying Industries: 1. 77.1% Apparel Manufacturing 2. 76.3% Record Stores 3. 73.7% Manufactured Home Dealers 4. 69.1% Photofinishing 5. 54.9% Wired Telecommunications Carriers 6. 50.2% Mills 7. 35.9% Newspaper Publishing 8. 35.7% DVD, Game & Video Rental 9. 35% Formal Wear…