In The Seventies

something like this:

was considered inspirational.

Now, something like this:


is considered inspirational, even though they typically show scenes of places you will never get to visit because you can't get a break at work and won't ever be paid enough to afford it. Then, as you hold that gun to your head, muttering the inspirational words from the poster you've stared at every day for 15 or so years, "Aspire to climb as high as you can dream", you realize that you never remember your dreams anyway and apparently the highest you can climb is the top of your building, so you jump instead.

I think "hang in there" is a much more attainable sort of inspirational goal. It implies getting through the day and then having a beer.