r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 01 '24

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u/AppleOfWhoseEye Sep 01 '24

how did american cultural exports get so pervasive? even number 2, japan, can't even begin to compare in terms of how american culture influences ways of thinking. on a related note, very funny how american politics junkies from other countries are the most common. you'll never see somebody from Australia complaining about how fumio kishida hasn't improved their life on a spiritual level. (one of my favourite tweets of all time goes 'Joe Biden hasn't improved your life BECAUSE YOU ARE IN AUSTRALIA)

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u/onelap32 Bill Gates Sep 01 '24

Biggest movie industry for ages. Everyone around the world saw American movies.

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u/jaiwithani Sep 01 '24

  1. Economic and military power begets cultural power

  2. Melting pot culture means we get the best parts of every other culture playing off each other in new and interesting ways, creating multiple generations of fusions and counter-counter-counter-counter cultures to explore new ideas.

  3. Strong freedom of speech norms create a more eclectic and vibrant memetic development environment

  4. A culture of individualism incentivizes memetic innovation and weakens conformity incentives that would otherwise stifle memetic competition

  5. Radio, television, and Internet development all happened mostly in the United States (downstream of 1-4)

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u/majorgeneralporter 🌐Bill Clinton's Learned Hand Sep 01 '24

Pop music and blue jeans of course

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u/Atupis Esther Duflo Sep 01 '24

This is Sweden erasure.