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Is it really that bad in the US? Makes me wonder if I should continue to invest in the US stock market...

by wozer 4y ago

bshepard 4y ago
The success of the US stock market and the US as a society are not exactly related, and may in fact have an adversarial relationship, so continued investment in the US could be wise.
throw__away7391 4y ago
Oh, the US _economy_ is incredibly strong, opportunity abounds, and looking at the headwinds other economies around the world will face in decades to come I would guess it will only get better in comparison to the rest of the world...it just kind of sucks to live here in most places, and the ones that don't are crazy expensive. Think of the US as a farm for humans.
lazide 4y ago
More folks than usual are hating everyone after years of lockdown and burnout from an overheating economy + Covid due to a decade and a half of fed pumps, but it’s still a small portion of the population. The ‘everything in the US is global news’, and the end stage ‘ramp up the blood and panic’ from the media companies trying to get more revenue before they go bankrupt doesn’t help.
silisili 4y ago
No. It's hyper localized. So someone in SF may think the US is turning to crap because they see an increase in homeless, drug use, etc. In all the areas I've lived here, which are not big cities, you see none of that.
mensetmanusman 4y ago
The US is vast, things are great where I’m at.
csomar 4y ago
No. The US is more stable than Europe will ever be. However, the US makes lots of drama (both TV series and politics-wise, heck even in its industries). The average US-person can't shut up. Also the OP seems to be a white guy, which is cool for Europe as it's a place with unrecognized racism and discrimination. The US on the other hand is very welcoming to foreigners (socially). Your neighbor, the barman and people on the street will talk to you. I think it's part of the reason why the US managed the integration of new people easily. It's easier to leave your way of doing things back when you are welcomed. Foreign societies in European are segregated (culturally) even though they live door to door with other Europeans.

Is it really that bad in the US? Makes me wonder if I should continue to invest in the US stock market...

by wozer 4y ago

Is it really that bad in the US? Makes me wonder if I should continue to invest in the US stock market...

The success of the US stock market and the US as a society are not exactly related, and may in fact have an adversarial relationship, so continued investment in the US could be wise.

throw__away7391 4y ago

Oh, the US _economy_ is incredibly strong, opportunity abounds, and looking at the headwinds other economies around the world will face in decades to come I would guess it will only get better in comparison to the rest of the world...it just kind of sucks to live here in most places, and the ones that don't are crazy expensive. Think of the US as a farm for humans.

lazide 4y ago

More folks than usual are hating everyone after years of lockdown and burnout from an overheating economy + Covid due to a decade and a half of fed pumps, but it’s still a small portion of the population. The ‘everything in the US is global news’, and the end stage ‘ramp up the blood and panic’ from the media companies trying to get more revenue before they go bankrupt doesn’t help.

silisili 4y ago

No. It's hyper localized. So someone in SF may think the US is turning to crap because they see an increase in homeless, drug use, etc. In all the areas I've lived here, which are not big cities, you see none of that.

mensetmanusman 4y ago

The US is vast, things are great where I’m at.

csomar 4y ago

No. The US is more stable than Europe will ever be. However, the US makes lots of drama (both TV series and politics-wise, heck even in its industries). The average US-person can't shut up. Also the OP seems to be a white guy, which is cool for Europe as it's a place with unrecognized racism and discrimination. The US on the other hand is very welcoming to foreigners (socially). Your neighbor, the barman and people on the street will talk to you. I think it's part of the reason why the US managed the integration of new people easily. It's easier to leave your way of doing things back when you are welcomed. Foreign societies in European are segregated (culturally) even though they live door to door with other Europeans.