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There's something about American culture that facilitates various psychological conditions. The aggressive, over-expressive, utilitarian individualism, the inab
by bluetomcat 4y ago
There's something about American culture that facilitates various psychological conditions. The aggressive, over-expressive, utilitarian individualism, the inability to just stay calm and quiet and think in solitude, the emphasis on material wealth and well-being and looking "sexy", the social warriorism and activism on the same issues.
- fasterik 4y agoWhat you're describing is an extreme of American popular culture, which is a small, biased selection of the American population. I'd be interested to know if there's any evidence that these traits are higher in the average American than in other countries. For N=1, I am pretty quiet, calm, spend plenty of time meditating, and don't really care about superficial appearances.
- PuppyTailWags 4y agoI think America is too vast and diverse to be described that way. Your description doesn't at all describe the no-gaudiness humble-behavior expected in most white, mid-western communities. Utilitarian individualism doesn't at all describe the vast swarth of America's most religious peoples. E.g. The Amish, the Johovah's Witness, Fundamentalists, Mormons, etc.
- augment002 4y agoTV and movies don’t reflect reality.
- pb7 4y agoWhere are you getting this from? Movies?
- rootusrootus 4y agoThat might explain this constant commentary I see from our European friends describing America with exaggerated stereotypes that bear little resemblance to reality.
- pb7 4y agoI see it too. I suspect non-Americans consume a lot of US media and as a result feel sufficiently educated but they look just as silly and ignorant as Americans who think Europe is a country.