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minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·1 day agoThat uniquely “American” trait is just called optimism by people who don’t fixate on a mythical monoculture.
minus-squareRookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 hours agoThis is not optimism. It’s more irreverence. Which is honestly something we need more of these days. Everyone’s so goddamn serious.
minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoBut Americans are, like, really optimistic.
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoMost Americans haven’t read Candide these days. It used to be much more popular
That uniquely “American” trait is just called optimism by people who don’t fixate on a mythical monoculture.
This is not optimism. It’s more irreverence. Which is honestly something we need more of these days. Everyone’s so goddamn serious.
But Americans are, like, really optimistic.
Most Americans haven’t read Candide these days. It used to be much more popular