I was at the talk Jeff gave earlier this evening at Cooper Union and I came away with a strong conviction of the power of this idea. To learn more, check out https://www.givedirectly.org/rural-us/
I think the American dream had a few conditions that might not be repeatable:
1. Pretty much all Non-American part of the world has SHTF moments;
2. US was an expanding empire;
3. The aristocrats were wiser;
This is a breath of fresh air for me. I am so grateful that a portion of society has held onto their empathy and moral compass while becoming very successful.