News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The New Culture War Is Real vs. Bogus. Parent comment

Re:The New Culture War Is Real vs. Bogus by Our_Benefactors on Sunday October 13, 2024 @01:51PM (#41829999)
> The world hates everything we produce -- our food, our movies, our culture -- but they end up consuming it in droves.

How can you honestly believe this with a straight face?

People consume American culture abroad because they enjoy it. It’s not like they are colonies.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The New Culture War Is Real vs. Bogus by jfengel on Sunday October 13, 2024 @05:21PM (#41831723)
They do indeed enjoy it. And yet they also decide it as being classless, flavorless, and otherwise gross.

The contrast between what they say they like, and what they actually seem to want, is striking.

[ Parent | on HN ]