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This is another nail in the coffin showing that America has forgotten how to build. Anecdotally I have been shocked at just how complacent much of the American

This is another nail in the coffin showing that America has forgotten how to build. Anecdotally I have been shocked at just how complacent much of the American culture is. They're usually offended that you'd want things to be better, as though it's a shameful slight on them. Someone once asked me what I thought could be improved. So I listed a few things. They turned around with "If you think it's so bad why dont you leave?". The fact that things are improvable doesnt mean they're bad.

aeternum 6y ago
I disagree, there's really nothing unique about TikTok and WeChat. It was basically a Vine clone with a slightly better algorithm for learning user preferences, but nothing fancier than what Google/FB have been using. In terms of culture, complaining about something is of little value. The internet has resulted in an onslaught of feedback to creators of all kinds. Much of it is not well thought-out and is of minimal value. I find that truly constructive feedback is still generally well-received.
- maerF0x0 6y ago
  To be clear about the scenario, I was asked my opinion. I dont just go around complaining. I have found that unless the person is totally primed for negative feedback, it always results in defensiveness and spite. I've had people back stab me after asking my opinion. I mostly just dont bother anymore (in person).
WealthVsSurvive 6y ago
Forgetting how to build is a nice euphemism for sabotaging your own civilization by moving its own manufacturing overseas to slave labor in the 70s because you irrationally feared entitled hungry masses. What's that? Bootstraps or something? Victim-complex or some such nonsense. A pleasant notion & religion for the wealthy, I'm sure. Not a drop of truth in any of it, of course, since all activity in the 4th global industrial revolution requires mass cooperation through government or enterprise. No one is Edison because Edison had to make some wire light up, and we're tasked with designing things that take more hours than are available in a single human lifetime to create.

aeternum 6y ago

I disagree, there's really nothing unique about TikTok and WeChat. It was basically a Vine clone with a slightly better algorithm for learning user preferences, but nothing fancier than what Google/FB have been using. In terms of culture, complaining about something is of little value. The internet has resulted in an onslaught of feedback to creators of all kinds. Much of it is not well thought-out and is of minimal value. I find that truly constructive feedback is still generally well-received.

maerF0x0 6y ago
To be clear about the scenario, I was asked my opinion. I dont just go around complaining. I have found that unless the person is totally primed for negative feedback, it always results in defensiveness and spite. I've had people back stab me after asking my opinion. I mostly just dont bother anymore (in person).

WealthVsSurvive 6y ago

Forgetting how to build is a nice euphemism for sabotaging your own civilization by moving its own manufacturing overseas to slave labor in the 70s because you irrationally feared entitled hungry masses. What's that? Bootstraps or something? Victim-complex or some such nonsense. A pleasant notion & religion for the wealthy, I'm sure. Not a drop of truth in any of it, of course, since all activity in the 4th global industrial revolution requires mass cooperation through government or enterprise. No one is Edison because Edison had to make some wire light up, and we're tasked with designing things that take more hours than are available in a single human lifetime to create.