Soul Saturdays: My Beef with the American Dream

The American Dream "unofficial" definition: "A big house with a white picket fence, mom, dad, 2.5 kids, nice cars, a dog, a cat and two weeks’ vacation every year."
I have a major beef with the outdated concept of this American Dream, and here is just a brief list of reasons why based on what it encourages:
1) The keeping-up-with-the-Joneses mentality 2) Evil, brilliant marketing3) A standard of success that everyone is compared to4) DIScourages individuality5) Consumerism (tied to the evil marketing)6) The (often miserable) 9-to-5 lifestyle 7) DIScourages creative careers8) Makes you think you should buy a house when maybe you really shouldn't9) Creates a countdown to retirement mentality10) Creates a false sense of hope that if you do everything "right," you will be rewarded
I am really interested in this topic and would love to hear your thoughts and comments, especially your own struggles or successes in relation with the American Dream concept.