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You've not met very many people then, and/or are heavily influenced by what you see online. Most people, yes even in the US, are not like what you're describing.
Dude it's been that way before online existed. Ever seen any Hollywood movie for the past 75 years?
You mean (wait for it) fiction?
all national mythology and culture is fictional duders.
people still believe in it though.
ever hear of Horatio Alger?