It's telling that the measure of quality of life you use in this comment is entirely materialistic in nature. I also challenge the idea that US provides 'access to better medical care', as it is pretty well documented that Americans spend more for lower quality care compared to similar developed countries.

I believe this cultural divide is a big reason America won't make it back to the top - insatiable desire for wealth and a lack of values-based principals. Ironically US companies are the first to tout their 'values' in the workplace.

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brettgriffin 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> I believe this cultural divide is a big reason America won't make it back to the top

What top are you referring to?

We're in a thread about a US company announcing its new $30B fundraise from a group of elite US growth investment funds arguing about whether this company will be able to overthrow the $4T US tech behemoth and suggesting that all the other US tech behemoths are actually stifling progress.

	▲	geraneum 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Seems like you’re in a thread about people’s quality of life and talking about giant mega corps’ big money. Has it been trickling down yet?

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WarmWash 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If you are in the bottom 30% of earners, the EU is better.

If you are in the top 30% of earners, the US is better.

	▲	TheOtherHobbes 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And the top 1% get to have fun on a private island.