Comment Comment by IdiocyInAction The UK leads in Europe for start up founding…Almost nobody in the UK works for the same company for 50 years and this used to be a thing in the US too.Canada has similar laws/issues.Social mobility is also higher in the UK than the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_IndexNow I don’t trust these indices tbh, but I trust them more than a nice sounding anecdote.There is a class divide in the UK but it's more complex/nuanced than what is described in this comment. parent IdiocyInAction 2 years ago
Almost nobody in the UK works for the same company for 50 years and this used to be a thing in the US too.
Canada has similar laws/issues.
Social mobility is also higher in the UK than the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index
Now I don’t trust these indices tbh, but I trust them more than a nice sounding anecdote.
There is a class divide in the UK but it's more complex/nuanced than what is described in this comment.