'And I can't even go to the grocery store without some ones that's clean and a shirt with a team/It seems we living the American dream but people highest up got the lowest self esteem/The prettiest people do the ugliest things for the road to riches and diamond rings.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The American dream is undermined by low self-esteem, even among attractive people.
- In plain terms
- Success doesn't mean feeling good about yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- Material success often comes with emotional cost.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is true success?
- How does society affect self-esteem?
Another view
It overlooks individual variations in experience.
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