High Quality Elite Arrogance: How Can A Good Society Define Success?

Is a college diploma the stepping stone to success The more money the job you make, the more contribution you make to society Is it fair to be able to succeed as long as you work hard

When the "American Dream" becomes a lie, when the illusion of equality causes the arrogance of the winner and the anger of the loser, when people from different positions lose the ability to listen to each other, following Sandel in "The Arrogance of the Elite" to rethink the purpose of education, the value of work and the definition of success is the thinking that every society and individual needs to experience.

Once upon a time, society promised that people just work hard and you can succeed If everyone can compete fairly at the same rtunity, the winner should be rewarded. This is the ideal represented by the "American Dream" and the ethical core of the outstanding ethics recognized by most modern society.

However, Sandel believes that the "American Dream" that inspired countless people to struggle in the past is precisely the root cause of the division of American society today. This seemingly fair view of success has caused the arrogance of the elite and the resentment of the lower class, making successful people believe that their success is the result of their own efts, get the rtunity and luck to help them, and despise people who are more untunate and lack qualification than themselves. This situation hinders social mobility, promotes class confrontation, erodes democratic politics, and eventually leads to the rise of populism.