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Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by pvtmert on Thursday January 01, 2026 @06:31AM (#46453275)
America was the first influencer country in the history
Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by krapp on Thursday January 01, 2026 @10:50AM (#46454984)
>America was the first influencer country in the history

Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Spain, France, Britain, pre-Columbian Mexico and India would like a word with you after class.

Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by pvtmert on Friday January 02, 2026 @05:49AM (#46463543)
I meant to say modern-day influencer. Like instagram/tiktok like. All this "American-Dream" style things were promotional material with twisted reality. Movies showing luxury lifestyle of a "regular" American/US person.

Although per-person adjusted income is really high compared to many parts of the world, day-to-day lifestyle is hardly comparable to "Home Alone" or Wolf of Wall Street themes.

But yes, each era had prosperous countries trying to attract talent obviously. From Egypt to Persians then Rome and even Ottomans too. Later on France/Britain during industrialization.