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> the uneducated states of america It's really not cool to insult people, you know. This is in just as poor taste as when smug Americans say "Europoors".

by bigstrat2003 1y ago

Forbo 1y ago
As an American, we deserve the derision. Please, continue shaming us, maybe some day people will get sick enough of it to try to prove them wrong. That's probably asking too much, though.
- hinkley 1y ago
  As an American who usually gets mistaken for a Canadian while traveling, I know that some of us know they aren’t talking about us, but also that the people who they are talking about aren’t even in the conversation. It’s effectively talking about people behind their back which is not that useful.
  - gnarlouse 1y ago
    When I say "the uneducated states" I'm referring to general trends: - lack of technological fluency - lack of mathematical/scientific fluency - lack of financial fluency - lack of political fluency - lack of critical thinking skills - willful engagement with streaming psy-op platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, Tiktok
    - hinkley 1y ago
      Agreed. And one of those six maybe applies to me. So I don’t sweat it, unless someone is being very broad and loud with the finger pointing.
    - yurishimo 1y ago
      Netflix a wild one to include in that list, imo. What makes you think it's on the same level? If you're making some reference to "cultural importance" I would wager that ABC/CBS in the 90s had just as strong a pull as Netflix does today culturally.
  - relaxing 1y ago
    The right wing nut jobs are most definitely in the conversation here.
rootusrootus 1y ago
> "Europoors" A term I don't think I've ever heard. Insulting America, on the other hand, is by orders of magnitude the favorite sport of the Internet.
- frm88 1y ago
  You aren't here often, then? https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=Europoors&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
gnarlouse 1y ago
OP here. I am American. We are the Uneducated fucking States.

> the uneducated states of america It's really not cool to insult people, you know. This is in just as poor taste as when smug Americans say "Europoors".

Forbo 1y ago

As an American, we deserve the derision. Please, continue shaming us, maybe some day people will get sick enough of it to try to prove them wrong. That's probably asking too much, though.

hinkley 1y ago
As an American who usually gets mistaken for a Canadian while traveling, I know that some of us know they aren’t talking about us, but also that the people who they are talking about aren’t even in the conversation. It’s effectively talking about people behind their back which is not that useful.
- gnarlouse 1y ago
  When I say "the uneducated states" I'm referring to general trends: - lack of technological fluency - lack of mathematical/scientific fluency - lack of financial fluency - lack of political fluency - lack of critical thinking skills - willful engagement with streaming psy-op platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, Tiktok
  - hinkley 1y ago
    Agreed. And one of those six maybe applies to me. So I don’t sweat it, unless someone is being very broad and loud with the finger pointing.
  - yurishimo 1y ago
    Netflix a wild one to include in that list, imo. What makes you think it's on the same level? If you're making some reference to "cultural importance" I would wager that ABC/CBS in the 90s had just as strong a pull as Netflix does today culturally.
- relaxing 1y ago
  The right wing nut jobs are most definitely in the conversation here.

rootusrootus 1y ago

> "Europoors" A term I don't think I've ever heard. Insulting America, on the other hand, is by orders of magnitude the favorite sport of the Internet.

frm88 1y ago
You aren't here often, then? https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=Europoors&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

gnarlouse 1y ago

OP here. I am American. We are the Uneducated fucking States.