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I am not sure I fully understand what you mean but it seems to imply that US is an outlier in both 'good' and 'bad'. What seems to be problematic to me is that
by honzzz 13y ago
I am not sure I fully understand what you mean but it seems to imply that US is an outlier in both 'good' and 'bad'.
What seems to be problematic to me is that the bad ones seem to be on different abstraction level than the good ones. Other countries might not have Apple, Microsoft, and IBM but they certainly have huge globally successful companies. They never landed on the moon but they have explored space and achieved important things related to science or technology.
Which could negate the idea of being an outlier in bad things is somehow related to being an outlier in good things... if anyone would be making such claim.
- vacri 13y agoLanding on the moon was certainly quite an achievement, but it should also be noted that it is kind of pointless - the reason why no-one else has bothered is the same as the reason why the US doesn't return there. Similarly, the argument that "we have high highs, therefore it's reasonable to have low lows" really doesn't do the complexity of human nature any justice, instead treating it as a simple see-saw.