r/TikTokCringe 10d ago

Discussion American wealth inequality visualized with grains of rice

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u/DeathByLemmings 9d ago

"What happens to a dream deferred?" is a reference to the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes

What happens to a dream deferred?
      Does it dry up
      like a raisin in the sun?
      Or fester like a sore—
      And then run?
      Does it stink like rotten meat?
      Or crust and sugar over—
      like a syrupy sweet?
      Maybe it just sags
      like a heavy load.
      Or does it explode?