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good post, concise statements! I think I agree with... some to most of it?
"everyone else needs the USA more than we need them" - I have no idea how to validate that. maybe it is true. how would you measure it?
I think the US is a more desirable place to live and do business than much of the rest of the world.
to your point 5, I do think there is a job shortage that is likely to persist... but i don't know if it's in the most exciting of fields. for example, i believe we will need hundreds of thousands or potentially even millions of home health care aides.
the people telling us that AI is going to AI everything are the people selling AI.
We assume that....but just ask around or think about it deeply. WHo else would be in the #1 position? Some people might say China....but their economy is a 'house of cards' as we hear over and over, plus a totalitarian Communist regime is not likely to be trusted, so not them. The EU? Too fragmented and diverse to be powerful enough. They can't even protect themselves without the US, hence NATO. So not them. India? Nope, lol....
It's really just us.
the people telling us that AI is going to AI everything are the people selling AI.
So true, right? And AI will always have a huge trust factor.
America is FAR from being the "trusted" person on the international stage. At least, not trusted in a good way.
Yes, I would say China and even Rusia are far more "trusted" internationally than USA.
The USA has a long history of stabbing people in the back. Or meddling in foreign nations affairs and only ever making things far worse.
Example, Iran. The Iran we have today, that USA hates, that so many hate, is all thanks to USA. Many are probably just a bit too young to remember it all. We really f'd that country up.
There is a long list of countries the USA has used, abused, and the people don't forget.
China does not have that history. Nor even Russia. USA is king-Con on the international stage.
This is why our allies don't ever even fully trust us, because they've seen us F so many others and we just say "yeah, but, were like buddies n all, we wouldn't do that to you...." until we do.
Afghanistan is another. In 80's we made so many great promises, and Osama was our operative. We trained and funded them. And then when they did the job we gave them, when they achieved all the goals, we f'd em hard. So hard, that they never forgot it. And what happened, something far worse came in and took over and there we are back again many years later to deal with a mess we could have avoided if we had just honored our promises.
And than we did it AGAIN......
If you think the world is in some love-fest with USA, that's because you havn't been out around the world. Most places in the world have a very negative perception of USA and Americans.
And fact is USA earned that. Only way to change it is to hold self accountable and stop the BS. Stop "nation building" which is code word for nation imploding given its trackrecord.
China is HUGE in Africa. There taking over and Africa is THE resources powerhouse. What's USA doing, saber rattling about making Gaza a damn resort..... wtf.....
China builds roads, hospitals, infrastructure, is taking over a continent with there smiles and gifts. USA could learn a thing or 12 from them.
We can't even keep Russia in check who is a laughing stock compared to China.
The world does not need the USA, they simply are happy to use the USA if and when it suits them. NATO, China, all great examples of this. USA is #1 at being used, because we like the ego-stroke. Europe giggles and says they'll happily let USA enjoy the ego and let them enjoy the wealth. There not dumb.
Get out there, travel the world, find out for yourself. The reality is far different than the domestic propaganda.
