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Not sure why the parent comment is being downvoted. By most sources, the States has been the exception and not the rule post-pandemic. * https://www.federalres

Not sure why the parent comment is being downvoted. By most sources, the States has been the exception and not the rule post-pandemic. * https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/why-is-the-u-s-gdp-recovering-faster-than-other-advanced-economies-20240517.html https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/why-... * https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-us-recovery-from-covid-19-in-international-comparison/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-us-recovery-from-covi...

maeil 2y ago
Because even HN, by nature, is still an incredibly US-centric place. And has historically been a very capital-focused place where the stock market and GDP are taken as the only serious indicators by which to measure whether a country is doing well. Both of these points have very slowly been changing here, but the downvotes show it's still largely the same. I spend my time between East-Asia and Europe, with one foot firmly in each of them, giving me a different perspective showing that Canada is the norm, not the outlier, which would be the US if there were to be one. I still didn't expect it though, I thought here people would realize authoritarians aren't being voted in everywhere because the populace think things have been improving.
- laidoffamazon 2y ago
  There’s nothing wrong with America that would necessitate the gloom certain less informed quarters of the populace have. Nothing.
  - c0redump 2y ago
    Do you not recognize the fact that housing affordability is at a record low? Do you not connect this to low rates of family formation? I’m not sure how much more obvious these issues could be. I’m even more unsure of why you’re flat out denying them. The only reasonable explanation is that it’s related to some deeply held ideology or dogma of yours.

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Not sure why the parent comment is being downvoted. By most sources, the States has been the exception and not the rule post-pandemic. * https://www.federalres

by mlekoszek 2y ago

maeil 2y ago
Because even HN, by nature, is still an incredibly US-centric place. And has historically been a very capital-focused place where the stock market and GDP are taken as the only serious indicators by which to measure whether a country is doing well. Both of these points have very slowly been changing here, but the downvotes show it's still largely the same. I spend my time between East-Asia and Europe, with one foot firmly in each of them, giving me a different perspective showing that Canada is the norm, not the outlier, which would be the US if there were to be one. I still didn't expect it though, I thought here people would realize authoritarians aren't being voted in everywhere because the populace think things have been improving.
- laidoffamazon 2y ago
  There’s nothing wrong with America that would necessitate the gloom certain less informed quarters of the populace have. Nothing.
  - c0redump 2y ago
    Do you not recognize the fact that housing affordability is at a record low? Do you not connect this to low rates of family formation? I’m not sure how much more obvious these issues could be. I’m even more unsure of why you’re flat out denying them. The only reasonable explanation is that it’s related to some deeply held ideology or dogma of yours.