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Germany is generally averse to any kind of social mobility.

I would say Europe in general. And I get the sense they don't aspire to social mobility either, the way Americans do.

Honestly why should I? As long as I have anything I want.

The causality might not be what you think. You're happy with what you have because you don't see a path to getting substantially more.

Because other people aren't you, and it creates a ceiling of opportunity to the people that aspire to be more than average.