The American Dream 2.0

The American Dream certainly has been achieved by many, but did these people strive for the picket fence and the whole 2 1/2 kids thing? Or are they just trying to provide for their family and live comfortably? I think the American Dream is strongly material-driven, as it was back in the day as well. Since the 40's and 50's much has changed about our ideas of what is important and desirable. A family came naturally back then; I think now many would say that they wouldn't find that a requirement. Decades ago, starting a family and providing for them once you became wealthy was much more common than it is now. And nowadays divorces are much more common. Also, nowadays there are many more young people that succeed and can afford all those materials, but don't necessarily want to settle down with a family yet. They still have time to get richer and climb the material hierarchy.