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One of the wonderful things about America is that anyone is free to up and move to Europe whenever they want.
Oh sure. People living paycheck to paycheck are just one decision away from moving to the EU.
That title is a non-starter for so many Americans. Any such shifts need to be sold without reference to foreign lands.
One of the wonderful things about America is that anyone is free to up and move to Europe whenever they want.
> One of the wonderful things about America is that anyone is free to up and move to Europe whenever they want. Oh sure. People living paycheck to paycheck are just one decision away from moving to the EU.
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> One of the wonderful things about America is that anyone is free to up and move to Europe whenever they want. Oh sure. People living paycheck to paycheck are just one decision away from moving to the EU.
Europe is not the EU and vice versa.
That title is a non-starter for so many Americans. Any such shifts need to be sold without reference to foreign lands.
Tesla made EVs sexy. In the same way, you have to make living more efficiently sexy. Less overwhelming consumerism, more conscientious and intentional consumption, with a bit of camping’s “leave no trace” thrown in.
The arguments are poorly constructed, even when there is a point to be made. The sentence "Americans haven't always acted like this. We've entered an age of overabundance." is followed by a a graph showing that Americans consumed more than major European countries at least since 1990. (And I don't think that graph is purchasing power parity adjusted)
Apart from the confusing graph, most of the numbers in the article don't have a corresponding European version for comparison.
What has happened to the Manhattan Institute? I kinda thought their senior fellows were better than this.
One of the wonderful things about America is that anyone is free to up and move to Europe whenever they want.
> One of the wonderful things about America is that anyone is free to up and move to Europe whenever they want. Oh sure. People living paycheck to paycheck are just one decision away from moving to the EU.
The ones who spend all their energy babbling away at me about how much better it is in Europe generally did their absolute best to leave there and come here (to the US). And I generally consume less than they do.
You mean praying 5 times per day to a Prophet on a flying horse?
Western Europe committed cultural suicide a decade ago, just finishing up the dead-cat swing.
At least Eastern Europe saw that one coming.