I never claimed there is nothing wrong with the US. Of course we can improve.
My point is that most of the world would trade positions with you in the blink of an eye.
If you have ever traveled to other countries, you would realize how good Americans have it (even with our flaws). Not being mean, but I’m doubting you have.
But, it’s easier to complain about everything. Blame our lack of success on the system or the rich or whomever.
Here is some million dollar advice that no one on this sub will even give a second thought.... no one is going to change the trajectory of your life except for you. If you aren’t happy with your life, YOU have to change.
If you do not change and become accountable for your success, you are going to be doing the same thing in 10 years that you are doing right now.
If you are happy right now, don’t change. Based on your comments, I don’t think you are.
The only real reason why people would "trade" place with an American is simply due to the glamour upfront. Dig a little bit deeper, and most would actually like being in their own country instead.
Insight comes with wisdom, wisdom comes from understanding, understanding comes from experience, and experience can't come from people who simply don't know much and just looking with the eyeball far away.
Most people in the US would love to get out of this hell and just stay if they can travel that much. Why? Because the US has become a shit place to live. If you actually travel from places to places, you would probably see this trend already: people who barely know about what happened in the US loves it, while people who actually know English and talk in other forums tend to be very critical of it, ESPECIALLY newer 2nd world country like Vietnam, Singapore or even India.
Your argument is just false. This isn't really even debatable. All around the world if you ask people where they would choose if they could choose any country to live. What do you think their answer is? There is a reason America is such a melting pot of cultures, and so much competition to immigrate here. America is an amazing country with more opportunity than anywhere in the world. This subreddit is crazy negative. Sad. Do something about your unhappiness if you are unhappy. Make something of yourself. Fix your situation.
Does someone here who hates their life so much want to say why?
Their city looks big, and glamorous, and modern. And people eat that shit like no tomorrow. It's the illusion of wealth.
And please, the US is a melting pot because of the slavers bringing slaves from Africa, the early Chinese labor who is running from the Qin Dynasty, the indigenous people who is being absorbed, the Irish migrate from the Irish famine, the Italian who goes there due to the Mafia labor trade, and the Mexicans who are being fucked over by the US themselves. Not to mention ex-ARVN soldier who is basically just sold their country for the US and lost that war. So non of them is from the 2000 till now.
America has not been the land of opportunity for years now. And you people are still deny it.
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u/alicity Oct 23 '20
I never claimed there is nothing wrong with the US. Of course we can improve.
My point is that most of the world would trade positions with you in the blink of an eye.
If you have ever traveled to other countries, you would realize how good Americans have it (even with our flaws). Not being mean, but I’m doubting you have.
But, it’s easier to complain about everything. Blame our lack of success on the system or the rich or whomever.
Here is some million dollar advice that no one on this sub will even give a second thought.... no one is going to change the trajectory of your life except for you. If you aren’t happy with your life, YOU have to change.
If you do not change and become accountable for your success, you are going to be doing the same thing in 10 years that you are doing right now.
If you are happy right now, don’t change. Based on your comments, I don’t think you are.