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So the USA is fucked up when it comes to work/life balance and the US has no social system worth anything. Who knew? Well, we all knew. The US has been the laug

by jjuhl 7y ago

So the USA is fucked up when it comes to work/life balance and the US has no social system worth anything. Who knew? Well, we all knew. The US has been the laughing stock of the world for decades and the only ones who haven't noticed are the americans. No news here.

komali2 7y ago
But what shall we do? Not continue to spread the word to our fellow Americans that things can be better? I'm privileged enough to have had opportunities to see how the rest of the world manages societal and economic systems. They do it better. Before I saw for myself, I simply wasn't aware. The American way was The Way. All it took was for me to see for myself how much better it could be to turn me into an activist to make it better here. I want to spread that message to as many people as possible so we can all try to make America better.
- jjuhl 7y ago
  The US is a lost cause. Just do yourself a favour and get out, sooner rather than later.
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Reedx 7y ago
> The US has been the laughing stock of the world for decades and the only ones who haven't noticed are the americans. Right, it's not like the world has benefited at all from modern innovations from the US. Like the Internet or the US' contributions to medical science and technology or humanitarian efforts. And why they're not using Google, iPhones or Android devices, watching American movies, etc. Also please explain why so many have bothered to immigrate to the US in a bid to improve their lives? You think they moved to the laughing stock when they were already in a better situation? Your claim is insulting to American immigrants. It's also worth noting that over half of unicorn startups and Fortune 500 have immigrant founders. The system is working better than most and has helped the entire world in concrete ways. Does it have flaws? Absolutely. Huge flaws. But let's aim to improve it, not throw the baby out with the bath water.
- klipt 7y ago
  > Then please explain why so many have bothered to immigrate here and started hugely successful companies? Because the US has cheap labor (read: low pay) compared to Switzerland?
  - Reedx 7y ago
    No, considering most are from places with far cheaper labor. Like India and Asia. Hiring in the US is expensive with high salaries (especially in tech) and healthcare costs.
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dang 7y ago
Nationalistic flamewar is not ok here. If you continue breaking the site guidelines we are going to have to ban you. I don't want to do that, so would you please read the site guidelines and use HN as intended from now on? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

by jjuhl 7y ago

komali2 7y ago

But what shall we do? Not continue to spread the word to our fellow Americans that things can be better? I'm privileged enough to have had opportunities to see how the rest of the world manages societal and economic systems. They do it better. Before I saw for myself, I simply wasn't aware. The American way was The Way. All it took was for me to see for myself how much better it could be to turn me into an activist to make it better here. I want to spread that message to as many people as possible so we can all try to make America better.

jjuhl 7y ago
The US is a lost cause. Just do yourself a favour and get out, sooner rather than later.
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Reedx 7y ago

> The US has been the laughing stock of the world for decades and the only ones who haven't noticed are the americans. Right, it's not like the world has benefited at all from modern innovations from the US. Like the Internet or the US' contributions to medical science and technology or humanitarian efforts. And why they're not using Google, iPhones or Android devices, watching American movies, etc. Also please explain why so many have bothered to immigrate to the US in a bid to improve their lives? You think they moved to the laughing stock when they were already in a better situation? Your claim is insulting to American immigrants. It's also worth noting that over half of unicorn startups and Fortune 500 have immigrant founders. The system is working better than most and has helped the entire world in concrete ways. Does it have flaws? Absolutely. Huge flaws. But let's aim to improve it, not throw the baby out with the bath water.

klipt 7y ago
> Then please explain why so many have bothered to immigrate here and started hugely successful companies? Because the US has cheap labor (read: low pay) compared to Switzerland?
- Reedx 7y ago
  No, considering most are from places with far cheaper labor. Like India and Asia. Hiring in the US is expensive with high salaries (especially in tech) and healthcare costs.
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dang 7y ago

Nationalistic flamewar is not ok here. If you continue breaking the site guidelines we are going to have to ban you. I don't want to do that, so would you please read the site guidelines and use HN as intended from now on? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html