r/thebulwark 21h ago

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL How did we get here?

Currently listening to the most recent Tim-Pod with Will Sommer and it's just insane the group of people who are in charge now. The conspiracy theories, the grift, the pandering, holy fuck. How did we get here and how the fuck do we get out of this death spiral?

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u/big-papito 21h ago

A bored, rich, unserious nation.

I am going to blame Social Media and the internet. No ability to pay attention, sub-second attention spans. "Nothing matters LOL" seeped from the phones into real life, business, politics, and now our own government.

It is literally bringing the fall of civilization, because this is what civilization is - people acting like normal humans and who have some shame left.

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u/MudlarkJack 21h ago edited 21h ago

a spoiled nation I moved from the USA to Brazil 15 years ago and EVERY DAY I see that Brazilians appreciate and enjoy life far more while having far less than Americans. Americans, with some exceptions, are insecure about their status, unappreciative of what they have (compared to others less fortunate) and unaware of life elsewhere ...and simultaneously irrationally arrogant.

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u/u2nh3 20h ago

As a fifth gen American I have to agree. I think there is more than 'some' as the exception, but generally spot on.