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> To Americans, not living in a pile of filth has no intrinsic value apart from increased business returns. I know it's fun to shit on Americans, but this is
by munificent 5y ago
> To Americans, not living in a pile of filth has no intrinsic value apart from increased business returns.
I know it's fun to shit on Americans, but this is simply not true. You yourself begin the idea with "the idea of persuading local merchants to pay someone to pick up trash on their street". You have chosen to frame it economically, so it should come as no surprise that anyone you talk to about it evaluates it on economic grounds.
It's like asking someone if they want a 500 calorie cake and then complaining that no one focuses on the taste.
- mjd 5y agoIt's not fun. I wish we weren't like this. I think it's a real problem that we habitually think this way.
- munificent 5y agoI agree wholeheartedly that Americans do end up thinking in economic terms and that's not great for society, but I strongly disagree that it's something intrinsic to being American. We live in a society heavily dominated by corporations and where many people struggle to afford a dignified, stable life. I don't think people want to be in a hustle mindset all the time, but if you're forced to live in the desert, you're going to spend a lot of time thinking about water whether you like it or not.
- krapp 5y agoSpeak for yourself, man. Most of us aren't like that and don't habitually think that way. You're just a bigot.