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You are correct that many do not appreciate how good US citizens have it. From an self-interest perspective, all of those things are wonderful, like magical can
by elif 8y ago
You are correct that many do not appreciate how good US citizens have it. From an self-interest perspective, all of those things are wonderful, like magical candy, who wouldn't want them.
From a cultural diversity perspective, the spread of american monoculture can become depressing.
From the perspective of trying to reduce climate impact to manageable levels, the amount of services you list which make it extremely easy to forget the majority of externalities in daily decision-making cost can be daunting.
From a political perspective, the success of US narrative-based, media-driven discourse represents a large impediment to actual democracy.
From an economic perspective, it can be depressing to know that these services you list exist in a bubble built on top of terrible social support, an exhausting over-work culture, wealth inequality, disgusting homeless and prison rates, a perpetual war machine, and a debt-based currency.
pizza and beer are way too expensive in Canada though, we agree there.