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| ▲ | nixon_why69 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Is it possible that you're missing something or not fully understanding their viewpoint? | | |
| ▲ | sublimee 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | As someone coming from the Second world (Eastern Bloc), lived in the First world (Western Europe) and now living in the Third World (SEA Tropics), I'd say that in my opinion, a lot of the Westeners are so inherently arrogant that they don't even realize that. Some of these people would rather die from own arrogance, rather than imagining the other point of view. | | |
| ▲ | a day ago | parent | next [-] | | [deleted] | |
| ▲ | Scroll_Swe a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | Because we know that 150 years ago where where poor as hell and now Scandinavia tops all lists in quality of life. That does not just happen. Yes, NORWAY have oil. The rest of us do not. So how can we successed yet we have to keep dumping money into the third world forever? | | |
| ▲ | a day ago | parent | next [-] | | [deleted] | |
| ▲ | 0rzech a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | Q.E.D. :) | | |
| ▲ | Scroll_Swe 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | I was about to reply to your long reply then you edited to this and I got rate limited. Anyway I hope you experience the downfall of the west you people cheer on up close and personal. |
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| ▲ | glenstein 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Certainly, just as much is true in reverse, or in every direction for that matter, which is why we end up falling back to substance. | | |
| ▲ | nixon_why69 a day ago | parent [-] | | It's not nearly as true in the other direction, because American culture and media are everywhere. The fact that they know more about you than you do about them should give you hints that you're missing some substance. |
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| ▲ | idiotsecant 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | The third world has the hustle and vitality that the US is slowly losing. We ignore that at our own peril. | | |
| ▲ | volkk 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Hustle and vitality borne out of generally horrible conditions. I'll take what the "first world" has any day. | | |
| ▲ | Rooster61 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Hard times make for strong men (and women)... This might be cliche, but it has truth to it. Nothing drives production and innovation quite like scarcity and financial adversity. | | |
| ▲ | volkk 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Yep. And then it reverses, and then again, and again... | | |
| ▲ | falcor84 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Well, that is what's in the ellipsis in the parent's quote: "Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times" G. Michael Hopf | | |
| ▲ | volkk a day ago | parent [-] | | I know thanks. i was mostly just replying to the last sentence of their comment like in a conversation |
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| ▲ | Der_Einzige 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | [flagged] | | |
| ▲ | nixon_why69 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Just for context on "laziness", do you work at a desk all day? Second question, how many animals have you personally killed prior to cleaning and cooking? | |
| ▲ | darkwater 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Is this supposed to be sarcasm? |
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| ▲ | bigyabai 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | It truly depends on perspective. I can think of a lot of nations that are rightfully critical of American leadership, especially economically. Investment vehicles like data science and cryptocurrency has given the United States a reputation for spinning fake technology out of thin air. Chinese LLMs positively contribute to the market economy and incentivize American AI businesses to work harder. I take these concerns seriously as a voting American. My 401k is worthless if the US continues to reward anticompetitive monopolies. |
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