Americans are workaholic and it is in the culture. Agree?

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Compared to Europe, yes. Compared to Asia, no. All about perspective

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Japan working hours have been declining since the 80’s, and studies suggest americans now work more / longer than workers in japan. Not to mention workers in japan have more robust social safety nets.

Many of us are terrified about being left with insufficient funds for retirement. The US safety net blows in comparison to most European countries. So we keep working.

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I think it's tied to access to healthcare too. You basically need to work full time to have health insurance with premiums partially covered by your job. Throw in kids and a huge chunk of your check goes to health insurance. It's pretty much ingrained in our work culture

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THIS. Before I had kids I do not worry about money. Now even with a decent paycheck, still feel like it will not be enough.

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What about China's 996 work culture?

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996 Is nothing okay? The new trend is 007

Yes, but it’s self inflicted. I’m guilty of it too, but we just want more and more things that require money. I was happy and living just fine making $30k, but then I wanted to travel more, buy a car, buy a house. Even when I bought those things, I wanted better vacations, newer car, bigger house. So like most people we keep doing things that require us to work more and even when you work more you want more. It’s an endless cycle for most Americans.

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This. The mindset between Americans and Europeans is just so different. They seem to get more purpose out of food, art, culture and things that don’t cost them a ton. They aren’t constantly trying to keep up with the joneses and are fulfilled deeply in less materialistic ways. I think our culture is different (not helped by being an over regulated society) which has taken out the ability for Americans to feel fulfilled in these ways so we chase money instead. Live to work vs work to live.

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It’s a chicken/egg question…

Americans are materialistic and obsessed with having “things”.

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