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> Were they too on hedonistic treadmills? Yes. > It's funny how Americans love to brag about how they have the freedom to do whatever and pay less tax, but th
by latency-guy2 2y ago
> Were they too on hedonistic treadmills?
Yes.
> It's funny how Americans love to brag about how they have the freedom to do whatever and pay less tax, but then turn around and treat their poor like fools if they live in any way that doesn't resemble soviet-era russia.
You have things quite backwards, the stereotype of USSR and it's successor is large amounts of vodka and mindlessly wrestling bears. The USA added an amendment to their constitution banning the sale of alcohol and took a while to get repealed.
> This is the same thing boomers do when they tell millennials to stop eating avocado toast to pay their school loans.
I think citing internet memes is not a good plan.
- micromacrofoot 2y ago> the stereotype of USSR and it's successor is large amounts of vodka and mindlessly wrestling bears also lines for bread and austerity, that's what I mean > I think citing internet memes is not a good plan. while that example is memified, this is still a commonly held belief that I see reiterated almost daily (of course they're poor, they're buying iPhones! for example)