This has always been true. But Americans used to be known for building things and working hard for them. Now our society is entitled and lazy. People would rather blame others than look in the mirror.
A lot of entertainment media presents a hero who solves problems simply by killing/destroying the correct targets. This isn't bad somehow, it's a function of human nature, but it is vastly different from solving real world problems
Yep. Now apply that to all the infrastructure keeping you alive. The gangs of crazed weirdos. How vulnerable it is. And how it's likely maintained by a corp, who may not want to repair it if it's not profitable, and what agencies may exist to compel them to save you
My husband was just asking how things are different than usual. “When he first took office, didn’t Biden undo a lot of what Trump had done? Doesn’t the pendulum swing back and forth each time?” I tried to describe how destroying entire institutions isn’t something you can just flip back on.
It's really easy to build things. Managers do it all the time. You write a task in excel and it automatically gets done. Once completed, you make the cell green. The harsh green, that's easiest to select, not a pleasing green. The only physical requirement is a $120k lower bound for your salary.
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