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This shit in ingrained in our culture in an insidious way in the US. We’re the money > people country, after all.
The insidious part is that when it’s implied rather then explicitly stated, people seem less likely to question it. I was plenty wrapped up in it myself for many years. Looking around as a young person, especially in a white conservative family, it became clear that earning/saving money and independently keeping your shit together was the indicator of a life well lived.
And likewise for the next generation, my job as a parent would be judged by my child’s grades, university, career, etc.
Current day me is thinking a bit more clearly though, and focused on the important quality of life stuff.