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It's made in USA baby!
by est 3y ago
It's made in USA baby!
- OJFord 3y agoI think you're joking, I'd 100% assume it, except that I ran into some truly bizarre US patriotism while trying to follow McCalip's updates a few days ago - last relevant one I could find was 'materials coming tomorrow' on 27th, but then I couldn't find anything about using them or any update. Just a decent into people tweeting (in thread) about how great America is, the best country, etc. Really surreal. Think it was in replies here, but not logged in to tell: https://twitter.com/andrewmccalip/status/1684438158837153792 https://twitter.com/andrewmccalip/status/1684438158837153792
- baq 3y agoIt's jarring for us Euros (I dunno, ghosts of the war are still alive maybe?), but it's pretty normal stateside.
- pookah 3y ago[dead]
- rsynnott 3y agoAlso, the Soviet Union, I think; it’s just bad associations all the way down. I realise that Americans have a different background and an American being really into flags and founding fathers and all that usually means something completely different (and less worrying) than someone in Europe doing same, but it’s still hard not to find it offputting.
- thepasswordis 3y agoAre you saying Europeans dont have any national pride?
- SanderNL 3y agoI think you would be hard pressed to find any Euro seriously and non-ironically proclaiming their country the best in the world. Then again, it's not unheard of. It just sounds stupid here, because even when all of us combine we only ever so slightly pass the "regional power" mark. And we know it.
- thepasswordis 3y agoHave you met any Europeans? Italians are convinced that Italy is the center of the world, with the best food, home of Rome, etc. French are convinced that France is the center of the world, with the best food, home of Democracy, etc. The British are convinced that Britain is the center of the world...although maybe not so convinced of the food :-P. Germans, same thing. Portugese same thing, but it's the "secret" version of Spain with better wine, better food, better beaches, etc. Everybody has national pride. That's a good thing. You should be proud of the place where you live because it means you'll take care of it and wont' trash it.
- OJFord 3y agoIt's just done differently, I don't know, it's hard to explain, but: A: [orders some chemicals] B: God damn I love America A: Hell of a thing, America C: greatest country in the world just reads so weirdly to me. Maybe it's partly that I can't imagine finding (or any other British/western European person finding) this a source of national pride to begin with, but even when it's something we do.. I just can't see non-Americans talking like that. It's not really a problem, just surprised me.
- bandyaboot 3y agoWhile most of it is probably sincere, it's also important to keep in mind that some people do the "overly patriot American" as a joke.
- lost_tourist 3y agoMy troll account on twitter is a mishmash of patriotic words that make no sense but I still have 8k followers lol
- elkhadiy 3y agoThis might just be a joke about how everything/everyone in the USA is suboptimally bigger than the rest of the world.
- nemo44x 3y agoHe’s replicating a cutting edge material science in his garage. People are celebrating the optimistic spirit of Americans. The indomitable will that this country encourages and the sense that anything is possible if you’re ambitious and smart enough to pull it off.
- ciniclinic 3y ago[dead]
- dbish 3y agoGarage? That’s an industrial lab
- giantrobot 3y agoMaybe the industrial lab is his garage? My "office" is also technically a bedroom. /s
- nemo44x 3y agoWith a motorcycle parked in it. It’s a garage space with some lab equipment in it. This is pure modern Americana.
- dbish 3y agoI don't deny it's awesome, but this is Varda's lab (pretty well funded VC startup). They're inspirational, but quite far from a lab :)
- Ar-Curunir 3y agolmao (a) it's an industrial lab. (b) if there's any optimism to be commended, it's that of the South Korean researchers who worked on this on-off for ~20 years.
- nemo44x 3y ago(A) It’s a metal garage that has some industrial equipment in it. There’s literally a motorcycle parked in it. (B) The Koreans will rightly get their Nobel if this pans out. But what McCalip has done could never happen in a place like, say, Europe. The people there just don’t have the fortitude (those that do come here!) for this kind of thing. America is rich with ambition and creating the future. Other places had their time and are just fossilized remains now. But fun to tour, especially when the people there dress up like their glorious ancestors that made them famous did. It’s fun to look at the past sometimes (but obviously not live in it!).
- Levitz 3y agoI think it's just a "everything is bigger in the US" joke.
- cooper_ganglia 3y agoI don’t think the USA is at the forefront of science, and I’m really disappointed to see discoveries like this originating from South Korea, China, and Russia before we saw results here. But even in light of that, I don’t think it’s very controversial to say that the USA is inarguably the greatest country on the planet. While it's true that the USA may not always be the first to every scientific discovery, what it is at the forefront of is global trends and driving forward progress in a multitude of arenas. Silicon Valley has single-handedly transformed the global tech landscape, with pioneering companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook leading the charge. American universities such as MIT, Harvard, and Stanford consistently rank among the top in the world, pushing the boundaries of research and innovation. The cultural sphere is heavily influenced by American trends as well. Hollywood and New York City define global standards in entertainment, fashion, and lifestyle. Also, America's economic is the largest globally, and has considerable influence in shaping global financial trends. And let's not forget the huge strides in space exploration, highlighted by NASA's momentous moon landing and Mars missions. I mean, even the Soviets got a man in space! And that was half a century ago! European astronauts have to hitch a ride on an American-made rocket to represent their nations. So yeah, while there's always room for improvement, America's influence as a pace-setter, innovator, and leader on the global stage sets it apart. This isn’t just a “USA! USA!” chant, I have a seemingly never-ending list of criticisms of my country, but, in terms of advancing the human species, I would take the USA over literally any other country every single day of the week.
- zarzavat 3y agoIt’s simply because the US is the richest country on the planet[0]. A lot of money buys a lot of science. Many of those great discoveries are not made by Americans, if you look around at any of those American universities you’ll see people from all corners of the world. So yes, the US is quite good at research, but it’s not due to some intrinsic quality of the country any more than a billionaire’s ability to attract beautiful women is down to their good looks. The US is simply punching at its (very heavy) weight. [0] Why is the US the richest country? It has a lot of arable land to support a large population. Most of the original settlers came from the previous richest country, and it was never colonized (or more precisely it was never decolonized) meaning that the wealth was not diverted away from the people like it was in most of the worlds countries. The real story here is how China has completely mismanaged all the opportunities it’s had, you can thank Mao for that.
- mrguyorama 3y agoIt's important to remember what kind of people are still invested in twitter enough to comment randomly on something they have no connection to.