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Not sure what purpose the snark serves – the way you phrased your comment seems to imply someone involved claimed they are "leading the world", but that isn't t
by fastball 3y ago
Not sure what purpose the snark serves – the way you phrased your comment seems to imply someone involved claimed they are "leading the world", but that isn't the case.
- hexo 3y agoNot sure what or who your comment serves, at all.
- fastball 3y agoTrying to nudge the conversation into a more productive direction than misleading snark. First rule[1] of the HN comment guidelines. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- hexo 3y agoThis helps nothing and you started whining about it.
- Freedom2 3y agoYet regardless of your nudging, the conversation moved into a productive and importantly curious discussion, which is one of the most important things when it comes to HN comment sections.
- fastball 3y agoHow do you know it is regardless of my nudging?
- spiderfarmer 3y agoHe’s making fun of the fact that a majority of the US population assumes the US is leading in, quite simply, any area.
- akira2501 3y agoIs he making fun of the actual fact or just the majority of the US population? If it's the latter, wouldn't it be more worthwhile to make fun of whatever institutions cause them to believe this simple flattery?
- deepsun 3y agoI don't think that majority assumes that. Quite contrary, majority believes US falls back behind on almost everything (as it should be statistically).
- bruce511 3y agoYou're right, if you include people living outside the US. To those outside its easy to see the flaws. But I belive the original snark, and explanation, wete referring to the majority of people living inside the US. From that perspective there's an implicit understanding that the US leads the way (in every field) and their approach to society is best (in all contexts.) This is of course evidenced by the number of people who desire to live there, and hence the immigration issues. (Immigration issues being a uniquely US phenomenon.)
- lukas099 3y ago[dead]
- ninjanomnom 3y agoI'd wager the majority inside the US knows that it's behind in many fields but don't know exactly which ones. We learn to disregard people speaking blanket praise but don't learn enough about other countries from our media and schooling to argue against them. From the outside then this looks like most of our population thinks we're the best in every respect, but on the inside there's a very large and growing sentiment of dissatisfaction and pessimism.