America could be a Utopia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- A rebuttal of popular perceptions of the United States.
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0:00 Introduction
2:33 Geography
5:19 Why Russia is Doomed (@Zoommers collab • RUSSIA IS DOOMED )
10:32 Weather
11:43 Economy
14:02 Innovation
21:20 China
28:12 Immigration
30:45 Society
35:58 Culture
37:01 Conclusion
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Me, a european student, realizing one of the easiest ways to get rich is studying for free in a European University and then moving to the US.
pls bring your white genes here we need them
That would be a terrible mistake
@@Replyingtoclowns how so
@@J.Darwin terrible mistake, for him. Because he wants you to get scammed
And then you break your leg and go $10,000 in debt
As an American, the stereotype of us clapping when the plane lands is false. Instead we cheer, scream with joy, rally for an encore from the pilot and sing the national anthem.
Don't forget, we also sacrifice a goat in front a golden statue of Ronald McDonald, every US plane has one.
An eagle flies into the plane from a window and everyone hugs jesus
Czechs though - legit - do applaud a safe landing. A lot of them anyways.
People literally faint due to the pure unfathomable patriotism midway through the anthem!
@@Roonasaur “I didn’t kill us this time. Please clap!”- Pilots
I'm brazilian and I work with IT. The easiest path in life is by far to work for the US remotely. I'm receiving a CEO salary working in a "normal" job. It feels like hacking life.
Yup. The amount of money American tech companies will pay is insane.
Yep. Right now, speaking English is probably the most valuable skill a person can have in the world.
@@Dansker_fra_Midtjylland My point is, if you can speak English, it means you can get a job online somehow or another, which means you can work in first world countries, most with the best economies in the world. But, sure, if you're going to work locally, working in tech is great.
Don't tell your neighbours or family... People will go far for just a little... act poor, live poor in the eyes of the public and you'll be left alone by sharks.
How can you get a remote job in the US? I am studying System engineering and I was wondering the same thing
US is blessed with everything it could possibly want. It is just horribly managed...
Don't say that to the Europeans because that will make them feel really bad.
Exactly. Poor education system, spending too much by government, limiting of personal freedoms, not protecting our own borders, a government-corporate alliance attacking free speech. That's as bad as it gets.
We just need to fix our culture and we'll be on top!
yeah, when you have a whole f*cking continent
@@sugondee920 Canada and Russia got a whole continent, why isn’t Canada a big power and why is Russia failing against a smaller (size wise) country?
American culture is literally worldwide. I'm sitting here in some third world country and I know more about the US than my own country.
American cultural products yes. They are ubiquitous and everywhere because people like them, and they're still consumed even if the local gov bans them. But American culture itself is certainly not everywhere. If the third world actually had the American culture (philosophy, politics etc) they would not be third world any more.
@@jariveturi3004 In the old Cold War sense, you're right. In the sense it means now, no.
@@jariveturi3004 the third world countries do not want to go woke and have people who are confused what gender they are keep your American philosophies and politics to yourself
@@vorrdegard2176 that's dumb, don't be dumb
@@vorrdegard2176not the saltiness
Everytime I think I know what this guy's political opinions are, he releases a new video, and I am clueless again.
never let them know your next move
What did you suspect before this video
I think that's a good thing tho.
He is typical left, like all creatives and zoomers
@@turtleboy1188 😂
Credit where credits due, the EU making all phones use USB-C was actually nice
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Romans 6.23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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The problem is the mindset not necessarily the action.
@@brandonf1260 the mindset of... pro consumer laws?
@@Helperbot-2000 no the mindset to regulate everything new rather than try to explore it. European governments fear change and technological advancement. Just look at AI.
Pro consumer laws like everything USBC is good. But I think the commenter was talking about the mindset referenced in the video. Where EU politicians prefer to regulate and regulate to the point that they stifle innovation.@@Helperbot-2000
"average American household has 60000 in disposable income" meanwhile in America most people can't afford a 400$ emergency. The wealth gap is so huge that averages look so good
You do realize "average income" means the average _person's_ income not taking everyone's income and averaging it.
@@marceltelang7825 That's median income.
Average is exactly what he said.
But yeah, i think median, not average is 60k USD
I think that’s because many Americans are big consumers. I don’t doubt that 50%+ Americans make 50-60 thousand a year, the reason they can barely afford emergencies is because Americans spend it all and don’t save.
78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck because of consumerism and high cost of living.
@@andrzejszpak688you'd have to live here to know tbh
@@andrzejszpak688 americans do not live paycheck to paycheck because of consumerism what kind of fucking brainrot delusion is this
"America is the worst country on earth"
One britmonkey video later:
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Is that about the same a reaganmeter? Or are we taking bout two bald eagle short of an F150? 🦅🦅🛻
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@@yakko7418 average American
@@yakko7418
Freedom:
The ability to have one's height measured in a a dead British king's feet.
The us did try to switch to the metric system in the 1970s.
A slightly propagandistic video, and this is coming from an American, but the EU's regulation of charging cables to move to being USB-C only is unironically the best thing they've ever done.
It means I can finally justify an iPhone.
@@rtmpgtAnd it means that friends and family that use iPhones can borrow my charger
We are very proud of that
I’m glad even an American can see how absolutely insane this video is.
you own the market so its not like we can do much i want to change europe but politics not better than in america hoestly :)
also "slight" propagandistic more like europe = bad USA = good i thought they hattet communism and propaganda
america could permanently end the existence of tourism anywhere outside its country if it just made a proper tourism ad showing their national parks, architecture, design and cities, towns, communities once a month for a year.
The thing is, we don't have to. Foreigners come here all the time. I lived next to New York City, and saw international travelers every day, all quite happy to be here.
Let’s not do this. Our national parks (along with national forests and monuments) are crowded enough as it is
America really does have great national parks.
@@d.e.b.b5788it's honestly sad how people view New York, an honestly normal megapolis, as a tourist attraction, yet they don't visit places like Rushmoore, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, etc. Most of the people that actually visit the beautiful interior are american citizens, not foreigners.
Hard disagree, ofc the nature in the US is pretty nice, but nothing China, Brazil or Mexico couldn’t beat. Plus although the US has ofc culture, it lacks history and tradition which attracts a lot of tourists to places like Italy. Lastly, the food and the food quality is honestly pretty bad although there are many ethnic cuisines present.
How did you convince an American their own country is better than they think? Honestly - we take this all for granted. I remember when I was younger I would speak of moving because of this and that, but when you look at every other country, those problems aren't just there - they're worse. They're prevalent. They're built into the country's people. I may not always be happy with the way things are - there's always going to be something wrong - but I never realized just how much worse it was in other countries. Thank you for making an exceptional video and having really great comparisons.
America is racist yes, But the rest of the world is EVEN MORE racist if you take a look..
America does have an unlivable minimum wage, But the... Well... Anyway..
America does have exploitative corporations, But the rest of the world RELIES ON THEM..
America really is politically polarised, But the rest of the world is EVEN MORE politically *unstable*
American cities really are complete clusterfucks to live in, But the.. well.. uh..
Also THE JUSTICE SYSTEM..
That's pretty fucking neat too..
U kidding me???? There literally people starving on your nazi-wet-dream country and you think that other countries problems are "worse and built on their countries people". Enough internet for today, that's for sure.
@@SumeriyaYaxlakaSpeaking of justice system, you could technically sue an entire U.S. state. It's normally if the state has an unfair law.
This video is only about why the US will stay powerful, not about how it will be a better place to live.
Agreed he really doesn't go in-depth about the multiple problems in the US
This is just pro american propaganda.
His argument really is that the US, and India which he neglects for some reason, are the only great powers that have good economic prospects for the next century. Sure healthcare is nice, but if the government is broke, you can’t have it, look at the UK perpetual battle with NHS funding.
@@FiniteMan1933 Its not as if its hard to find people mentioning the problems. His whole schtick is optimism.
If America doesn’t do anything…
I’m gonna have to get involved.
This is really weird to hear a British person say something good about my country
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To be fair, the uk and us have a good relationship in terms of "ribbin" we can insult each other. Knowing we are the best of partners!
It is really weird to hear a British person say something positive
WELL AT LEASHT OUR SKEWELS AREN'T GETTIN SHOT UP YE
We love a man who changes his opinions and grows as he learns more
It's heartening to see our strengths put into words, for once. What I have come to believe is that the resource the United States is most fundamentally lacking is optimism. People, especially on the internet where they don't have to put their faces behind their statements, absolutely love to whine about how the country is doomed. That goes for right-wing culture warriors and left-wing deconstructivists equally. Both are absurdly, unequivocally broken in their worldviews. We have so much going for us and so much to look forward to, a future of immense prosperity, technological progress, and global influence. YES, we have serious problems, but our lack of optimism has made them more, not less, difficult to address. Serious engagement with individual policy problems is accomplished by people who care enough about the country to try to fix it and who put it above whatever ideologically-motivated narrative of doom they choose to believe.
Exactly, people's mindsets are, "why try and change for the better if we're fucked" or "if only we could go back to the good old days". That being said though, America's democracy and bureaucracy allows for very little change which I believe plays into that pessimistic idea. Why hope for change when you can only vote for two flavours of the same dish.
Try to pay up all the puerto rican women you have sterilized, gringo nazis (excuse the rebundance).
@@cubethelad8394 Not to mention, there is also a rather selfish mindset at play here.
This is the first time in… ever, that I have actually had somebody lay America’s strengths and weaknesses with perspective to the rest of the world. I have to say it’s actually motivating as hell to see the potential that the US has. I feel like there’s almost a fear to admit that America is actually doing okay because they’re afraid everybody will become complacent, but it has the opposite effect. Realizing that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel makes me want to get more involved with putting energy towards the solutions.
gotta agree
I suggest reading or watching Peter Zehan. I think k that's his name. Whoever wrote the book "America: the accidental superpower."
He provides a MUCH stronger and more accurate description of why America is actually pretty well oriented for success. I think his take is a little overly optimistic as it doesn't fully appreciate just how deep our internal divisions go, but he actually does research.
I started watching and reading his stuff bc, despite decades of casual armchair research, i had never known just HOW the US built the current world order.
I had always believed it was the UN and NATO combined with the soft power out massive economy allows us. And of course, bc we were so well positioned at the end of the war we got to call the shots of half of Europe and in Japan.
But it was mostly the Bretton Woods agreement that defined how the capitalistic West would operate.
Everyone loves to hate the US; and we've done plenty to deserve that hate. For first time in History, much of the world was stable and at relative peace, while simultaneously given opportunities that were similarly unique in history.
Namely, the right to vote. The ability to thrive even if they produced no food, as long as they had other goods or services to sell on the global market. International trade before the war was mostly limited to within groups of allies. And even then it was risky bc your enemies could sink your trade ships or steal your goods.
The US built a system where it made more sense to follow the rules and join and prosper, as opposed to do your own thing and end up isolated and alone like N Korea. Sanctions.
Bretton Woods made the dollar the international currency.
We are well positioned for future bc we produce (almost) all we need in house and don't need to protect the world's oceans at great cost. And bc we have a sizable younger generation, unlike most of the West and unlike our rivals who are totally screwed.
Also, we control the manufacturing of microprocessors by controlling the machines that make them and controlling their supply chain.
I think we're just in a very bad national emotional state right now thanks to the advent of the internet. We've always been in a position where we could come back, heck, we arent doing so bad now overall. There are issues of course, but its not like we'll collapse soviet style since, thankfully, we dismantled the physical american empire a long time ago. Peoples in the US arent going to suddenly pull apart like eastern europe did in the 90s. Political radicalization is only as strong as we let it be. I think our currently invigorated political climate will ensure no pulling apart at the seams happens.
That was moving boss
with the current government it will not reach its potential
As a Black American (i hate bringing it up, but feels relevant) who has spent a fair amount of his time abroad, it's nice to hear someone speak of our positives. When I compare the US to many other countries and why i like living here, I bring up the same points presented. America has a GREAT many faults that need fixing desperately, but all in all, we aren't bad. 😅
I've heard of black people being spat at in Italy, Stared at all over Asia and if it were in the US those stuff would never have happened. Because we know those things are wrong and we have actively made progression towards being better people and country, while those countries will remain in that same state and never evolving.
@@sologrey1288Well I know for Italy they don’t really like Africans cause of the migrant crisis so it makes sense
@@sologrey1288 Yes, racism is rather blatant in some countries. But definitely not in all.
And the difference between the USA and some (north-western) european countries is that racism isn’t institutionalized over here (Europe, NL).
You literally have politicians speaking of “blacks” yet try to minimize the issue of racism in your country because “some places are worse.”
The USA is not the worst, no. But there’s plenty of places that do things better.
@@sologrey1288 Nobody cares about italy
@@sologrey1288 It's all stupid propaganda to be honest, he speaks of an eventual better future, while shrugging of life expectancy, inequality, child mortality, education, beauty of the cities(YES! that matters a lot for happiness study finds) and gun violence like they are some small inconveniences like traffic, lol... they are actually all that matter!
by the way, skype is estonian. (it was invented there before it got bought)
skype is half swedish half estonian
Ermm, no? Skype is Romanian.
@@costin6563 sorry, I've never heard that before. do you have a source?
@@costin6563 skype is elbonian
As a Chinese, I think your video is humorous and full of connotation; I hope that China-US relations will last for a long time, and that our country will get better forever.
Just because you believe something doesn’t mean it’s gonna happen
@@Billy_McBigballs I don't understand what you mean. Did you reply to the wrong person?
@@fuselane it’s pretty self-explanatory, but OK 🙄
@@Billy_McBigballshe said that he hopes. Learn to read
@@rishiy6183 responding to a 2 day old comment, get a damn life, loser.
I work as an over-the-phone intepreter for mostly US calls. It's pretty cool to hear phone calls where a guy who moved from Venezuela and jumped the border a month ago is now opening a bank account and single handenly supporting his whole family. On the other hand, hearing about people who can't afford to pay for rent and are getting sued by their landord is grim as fuck.
Those two things are related. I wish Mr. Venezuela the best, but for every man like him coming here it's one more blow against the value of American labor, and it's bad enough with the financial shenanigans. Last thing we need is more people who can be abused for cheap labor.
@@RADIOACTIVEBUNY the US government would ease immigration rules long before naturally choosing to improve worker's conditions lol - the immigrants aren't the issue, lobbying against better worker conditions will happen with or without immigrants
@@RADIOACTIVEBUNY You will always be (financially and status/lifestyle-wise) closer to the poorest immigrant than any politician or billionaire. That goes for anyone reading this. Do not let them substitute a false enemy, stand with your fellow proletariat.
@@RADIOACTIVEBUNY Yeah, I'm sure those who fear demographic change and needed a political attack-vector (hence why you only heard about those "caravans" in 2016-2018, but where was it in 2020?) against Democrats, are totally trustworthy in their assessment and not just manipulating their supporters...
Sup collegue! Languageline?
As an American it always pains me that our country can do so much more but we limiting our self. I do hope one day we be able to get our shit together (but I doubt we would)
We have the recourses our new generation has the will and we have rhe movement to do it. Even besides that our bad is most countries good. Statistically we have it very good. Even if the news portrays that.
Trust me your in a better position to do that than most countries.
@@ElectrostatiCrow also have the wallet of the entire federal government at their disposal with a basically unlimited borrowing power.
sigh, we really do suck at investing into things that matter
Please, take this thought as an incentive to start getting active in politics, even if only at an local level. You ll be surprised by how much you can influence your local city for the better. Climate Town also has good ressources for getting politicaly active in the US, at the end of his videos. Its when people who think like this but dont act, the constant nonchange is allowed to exist. Be the change you want to see in the world
How exactly? Does raising taxes and becoming a lifeless cyberpunk dystopia the epic science!!!!!1!1!1 goal?
The issue is lack of morals and corruption in the government. Far too much greed going on. But the dumb leftist solution will always be "ban and restrict everything"
The image of the UK rat next to the EU caveman craked me up 😂. As a brit it was also rather painful to realise our country has gone down the shitter.
Europe as a whole has gone down the shitter and the world is moving on Europe is in massive decline and needs to wake up before we slide into economic, cultural and political irrelevance
The first step in any sort of utopia objective is figuring out exactly what constitutes a utopia.
THAT... that's what I found was missing in this video!
About the cheap food factor: Reminder that under FDR food was so cheap that farmers could not longer make a living competing against each other, causing immense poverty in rural areas to the point where farmers preferred to let their crops rot instead of selling them, in a gambit to bring up the price of food. The Roosevelt administration then had to begin subsidizing farming to both keep food cheap and farmers able to make a living
In todays time farmers are still destroying crops, only this time its to artificially keep demand up.
Seems times haven't actually changed, now they just get government subsidies too.
It goes even further back in some ways! Milk production was massively increased during WWI, but after the war, there was a hug drop-off in dairy product purchases, and the govt ultimately had to step in (tho idk if they stepped in before or after FDR won the 1932 election)
remember, FDR was elected because everybody hated Hoover
rare fdr L
@@maxyboyo hated hoover because he literally wouldn't do anything to alleviate the great depression. There was a lot people like that during that time that didn't want to interfere with the market dispite the whole system failed 🙄
A friend of mine immigrated from the Dominican Republic to the US when he was a teenager. Enlisted in the US Air Force at 18. He is now a military retiree and makes $200,000 as a defense contractor. He is the epitome of the American dream.
Based.
although he gained personal wealth the establishment he took part in killed, usurped, and destabilized hundreds of thousands.
You mean the small percentage of all americans and american nationals?
@Attila Abonyi Over 50% of Americans enter the top 1% of earners at least once. 44% of millionaires are first generation. The US has high income inequality, but that is because it has high income mobility. It is easier to get rich in America than anywhere else, by FAR
@@Anthony-jo7up that is still not a good enough excuse for the (Republic) of the United States of America to not be able to balance it's budget between keeping a highly professional army and a (maybe) high Class social programs such as healthcare, infrastructure, and other essential social programs that provide help to it's citizens.
On top of ensuring that america does not run into a debt problem that many other nations have like Sri lanka,Pakistan, 30's germany, and many other today and throughout history.
I just want to add a small amount of clarity on the “earn up to $18.87 per hour” at a quick trip example used in the video when discussing job economics. The posters advertising that people can make “up to” a certain amount of money,, mostly more than average state level minimum wage,, uses a very intentional phrase. “Up to” normally insists that if you start,, you’ll eventually work up to a position over the course of months to years that’ll earn you that much. When you first start, and usually for the first 6 months until typical promotions are set up, you’ll be earning minimum wage. Those posters could technically qualify as false advertising, even more so when some jobs don’t even phrase the “up to” portion.
Only 7% of Americans were without healthcare in the first 3 months of 2023. While 11.6% of people in poverty in the US in 2021. So half the poor probably do have healthcare.
That's because our poor still work full time. And having healthcare, technically, doesn't really mean anything in the free market.
United States culture is genuinely so pervasive that people don't even realize it when they see it because it's just normal to be experiencing American culture for them😂
ask anyone who's moved from China to America what they think of the culture. you get a different perspective. It all comes down to context, and most homebred American's have none
@@enderman_of_d00m24 what the hell are you talking about?
@@whenisdinner2137 perspective.
@@Drrtuuiihggjjjjkgds Not true. Migrants from Iran come here largely for ideological reasons, for instance.
American culture is really just European culture.
This feels like that one Hillary Clinton quote
"America is great, because America is good"
Lois Griffin ass political speech
That speech was stupid, but I feel he adequately explained our advantages, while skipping over our obvious disadvantages and being unaware of some difficulties of actually living here, cause ya know, he’s not american.
She had her moments
God bless the America. God bless the Enclave
Disprove what was stated or cry more lol; America is the most advantageously positioned nation for the next century of political, social & economic activity regardless of what these broke dweebs drowning in college debt say. The geopolitical reality is that American supremacy will not be going anywhere anytime soon, more likely solidifying itself even more. All "problems" hyped up by these delusional environmentalists and broke commies don't actually threaten the actionable structure/foundation of the nation.
34:09 I’m Turkish-American and I have to confirm this section super hard. When I learned that Turks were discriminated against in Germany I was very surprised because being Turkish hasn’t really affected my life much. Nobody I’ve met has ever known I was Turkish without me telling them. I obviously don’t speak for every Turkish person in America; the place I live has a very small Turkish population for example so that could be a part of it
I'm American, and I don't really even know anything about turkish people or even the country itself, let alone reasons for discrimination
Now if you are a Muslim and live in a majority of states that have Republican MAGA dominance and or a "Christian (white) nationalist [sic]" good luck!
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20:36 I love that you showed the Twin Towers here because those marvels of engineering were constructed by a Japanese American called Minoru Yamasaki
I've been very fortunate, as an American, to live in two foreign countries and visit seven others. What I have learned about my home country is that it cannot be properly defined or pigeonholed. No matter how you view the U.S., it is likely correct.
If you view it from an economic standpoint, there's no doubt it is the largest economy in the world with a lot of opportunities. At the same time, there is severe inequality between the rich and poor. If you look at it from a social standpoint, most American citizens want to make a positive impact. On the other hand, many people feel as though the America they grew up with is "being taken away from them." American entertainment can be highly insipid. However, it is also oftentimes cutting-edge.
More than anything, I believe the U.S. is a nation of blatant contradictions, social strife, and self-serving politicians. However, it is also a place of undeniable innovation, (relative) freedom, and optimism.
Sounds like you need some structure to go from "ungodly political" and "optimism" to actionable improvements, anything you would like to see established?
It's easy when you put bases threat others nations to accept everything you want, destroy cultures, regimes and kingdoms to bow to your mood and forced your no value coin to be dominant and nor allowing another countries like neighbors to develop theirselves.
Optimism is a mental illness.
Which to countries did you live in and which four did you visit?
Couldn’t have put this better myself
This video hit harder as an American-Spanish immigrant. I could probably be making 3X the money if I still lived in the states, but the quality of life is just so much better here. I wish the US the best, but their obsession with personal wealth and hustle culture just isn’t for everyone.
spain tho yikes, it seems like you’re setting your kids up for failure
Eh disagree. Yes, we are a hardworking people but if you move out of the city, people are not obsessed with wealth as much.
@@jhonklan3794 I’m originally from rural west Texas and moved to San Antonio for university. I’d say the culture of the Protestant work ethic is worse in rural areas than in the cities. It was all about who owns what land and who works it and who is seen as a lazy worker but it’s cheap labor and the middle of nowhere so you can’t do much better, etc. Cities also have better access to social services, hamstrung as they may be in Texas. I think San Antonio was about as good as it gets, relatively laid back culture with cheap housing and good amenities, but I’ve heard the cheap housing has pretty much dried up in all but the most dangerous areas since COVID.
I don’t mean that as a diss on Texas, I’m still a proud Texan to this day, but there’s plenty of good reasons I wanted to move my family and raise kids here instead of there. Wanting my kids to be able to afford the bare necessities like housing, healthcare, food, and education is probably the biggest one, and those things aren’t getting any cheaper back in the states. Plus Barcelona has year round perfect weather, great public transit with quiet safe streets for kids to play and grow up in, and basically has a constitutionally guaranteed right to nap time, lol.
Yeah I’m sure a tanking economy in Spain just amazing. But at least you don’t have the urgency to compete if no one around you is ambitious, right?
@@ROVA00 your comment just makes his point
As a US citizen, it's great to have an outside perspect on what our strengths and weaknesses are. It help reinforce (or even direct) where my efforts should be applied in terms of improving things for those that come after me.
Thank-you!
Interesting video! The USA is very blessed to have the abundance of people, talent, wealth, and land that it has. In terms of geography, we hit the jackpot. Contrary to your last point though, I believe the biggest threat to our prospects is actually complacency. Benjamin Franklin put it best when he described the USA as “A republic, if you can keep it.” Freedom is hard won, and so easily lost, and we must be constantly vigilant in our defense of it. That’s my view as an American anyway. It’s very cool to see an outside perspective of my country. :D
Ironically, America's largest port by big margin, Los Angeles-Long Beach port in California, is artificial harbor. Quiet weird choice considering San Diego is considered largest natural harbor in the world, and it's just 2 hours drive
San Diego is actually the third largest in California and a lot smaller than my local harbour but it is a pretty important place in terms of the navy especially. It is odd it isn't more important commercially though!
the navy mostly operates in the san diego bay and los angeles has a better connection to roads and railways
We have the navy stationed there
Because LA is easier to run rail from
Largest natural harbor in the world? Just looking at a map Boston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, Tampa, and however you want to slice up the Chessapeake Bay all look roomier.
This video can be boiled down to "America will be the richest country because America is the richest country"
Edit: okay I wasn't expecting this to pick up, I wanna clarify I was grumpy when I wrote this
Double edit: why are all the replies about semantics? Y'all know I meant the US, right?
America is a continent not a country.
An American is from the Continent of America.
@@CaptainAmerica001 I think you know what he means
@@CaptainAmerica001 No it's just America
@@smhrat5752
"Kate" The Goat!?
"He"!?
No wonder y'all are confused.
America is a continent.
How do y'all confuse the USA 🇺🇲 for a continent!?
that is true
Finally an interaction with a European that isn’t bullying us 😍😍 much love from America 🇺🇸 🫶
I'm an American and I've literally NEVER seen anybody clap when the plane lands.
13:55 $60,000 after tax in Miami will barely pay your rent in the home pictured.
$60,000 isn't even that much I earn more than that in the UK
And I have free health care, no mass shootings, and healthy food
I was already thinking this after I heard him speak to fondly of Americans making so much money
Also in comparison, everything else over there just is pricey -not high inflation levels of expensive, but just pricey- , which adds up after a while
@@billionsmustfightwhy pay rent when I can own a house? :)
America is home (heh) to the wealthiest homeless people on the planet!
@@JosefPiano Oh man, if only owning a house meant not having to pay any housing fees anymore...
One little quirk here. I don't think disposable income actually includes private health and education expenditures. That's more of a discretionary income thing. So most of the stuff that would be covered by National Insurance in Europe - which is a tax that reduced disposable income - would have to be paid out of pocket in the US. Actual "free to spend money" refer to discretionary income, which from what I remember is actually lower in the US compared to the Netherlands. Plus, America is actually more likely to face higher taxes in the future, as their Social Security and Medicare receive funds run out of money as boomers retire. Something that will affect Europe much less, since in many countries they've already switched to at least partial savings-based pensions.
As per innovation. America has the deepest and most liquid capital markets in the world that largely developed thanks to a an early-on singe nation-wide securities regulator that covered the entirety of the US market. Innovation needs capital, capital exits in capital markets, the bigger capital markets the better. Europe didn't even have a proper single market till late 90s, not to mention it still doesn't have a properly unified capital market or a banking union. Plus, the US is good at a particular type of innovation. An iPhone may be well designed in the US, but it's aswamebed in China, with components from Germany, manufactured using Dutch machinery.
Yes, I am a nerd, what you gonna do about it?
The 18 usd/h is stupid when you consider the "up to" part. Most teenagers have way lower wages, not to mention the lack of housing options and car dependency that is expensive for low income people.
It not wven close to the quality of life of the average Belgian
This
They are not likely to face higher taxes, the myth of Healthcare and social security running out is more a european problem than an American problem as demographics are far worse for Europe than for America, which has a largely balanced population.
Beat you up and put you in a locker.
Who am I kidding, I couldn't even beat up an 8 year old.
the only reason the the parts are assembled in china and manufactured in Europe is because US companies know it is cheaper to do produce their products abroad. The companies could all, with ease, decide china is no longer as profitable for the company and move to Vietnam, or even back to the States, (This is exactly what is happening for a lot of companies in China). And while the Dutch are particularly important when it comes to semiconductor production and machinery, in the States, all they have to do is throw billions of dollars at it and eventually someone can develop something to match or exceed the manufacturing capabilities of Europe.
Australia actually has lots of different climates too. The North is tropical, the middle is arid, the South is Temperate Mediterranean and Tasmania is very cold.
All I heard was "full of spiders, full of spiders and full of spiders"
lol
If people would just be moral, wise, mature and responsible most of America's problems would not exist.
You're asking too much
So you're saying if the world was perfect the world would be perfect? Wow whodathunk.
If every human was everything you said we'd have no problems anywhere
This guy went from "let's ban cars" to "lol walkable cities who cares" in 2 years.
nah we should still ban cars but he is right
no he's saying that only having that doesn't make europe better than america in general
Yeah he finally saw the light
@@ez4joniy125 nah it's more dark
@@scpunknown6369 banning cars is fuckin stupid cities should just be more pedesterian based. cars are real useful if youre crossing the country
You talk about how much higher the salaries are in America for tech workers but you don't mention that silicone valley is literally one of the most expensive places to live on the planet.
American tech workers still shit on the rest of the world after adjusting for purchasing power. It's literally not even close.
That’s the thing I was thinking. My brother lives in China and pays 5 dollars 3 meals a day. So yeah they may not make bank, but that little bank they have goes a long way.
That's why he cites disposable income, not to mention as a software developer you don't really need to live anywhere near silicon valley, as you can work from home.
@@jasperrice8456 Disposable income doesn't include housing costs or healthcare costs, only income minus taxes.
U dont have to live in sillicon valley there are lots of tech development zones like in austin, burlington, boston, charlotte, reliegh, and atlanta i can go on
Imagine not understanding the diference between the US, a union of multiple states the size of the EU and a single country, or how the high wages are conected with the bad healthcare system and the other subpar public services.
13:50 the reason Americans “make more money” is partially due to where the finances are handled in checkbook balancing. Healthcare, education, transportation, and housing are all handled after taxes, unlike other countries which roll education into taxes to be paid back later, have universal healthcare, aren’t as car dependent, and such. Also, it sucks if it’s dependent on foreign exploitation, such as how many American companies like Nike, Nestle, and Unilever use exploitative foreign labor to produce cheap textiles, food, and other products.
Nestle is swiss and unilever is british
18:23 "I hate my government trying to wrestle away my private data from the hands of tech companies! Damn EU buerocrats at it again!"
"I hate that every device can use a single universal cable and makes things easier for me"
"I hate it when the EU allows the member countries to make their own laws when it comes to the important stuff."
"So annoying when the EU tries doesn't let company's take advantage of me"
"The EU tried to prevent companies from harvesting my data, and the companies dodged the laws? Dang EU! It's definitely not the companies at fault."
"Stupid EU with their consumer laws!!! It should be more like the USA where they cut taxes for giant corporations only making the rich richer and not touching the rest of the industry where most people work at!"
Why are you not talking about wealth inequality compared to Europe?
Because it proves the main argument of the video wrong 😂
cause he loses the argument that way
Because at least the children of immigrants in the USA do better because Americans are, on average, welcoming, accepting and inclusive. Children of immigrants in European countries are often treated with contempt, constant mild to moderate racism and called (in the case of Germany) guests. Why would they integrated when the people don't even try to be nice to them? How can they succeed economically when they're being kept out of the job market due to racism?
Like he said, the American Dream is real for immigrants.
Also, wage doesn't mean jack shit when you don't compare it to the cost of living. As someone in IT I might earn double or tripple in the US. But in the EU I can buy a house in the city as a single, don't need to pay for a car, obviously hardly have to pay anything for health care and dentistry, I studied for free and don't have any student debt, and so on...
@@TheGunkTv What country in the EU? No country in Western EU has cities cheap enough that pay well enough that you can buy a house in the city. Unless you're in Eastern Europe like Poland or Romania.
Antwerp is about 350k Euros average house prices, you need at least €55k a year to afford the mortgage. Don't be lying.
Fun fact: Marie Antoinette never said ‘let them eat cake [or brioche]’.
Thank you for this video. Living thru the divisions that have plagued American society since 2009, I sometimes forget how good things actually are and all the advantages we actually have. Thank you.
“Britain is pretty useless at this too” understatement, as a Brit I can confirm we are currently completely and utterly worthless at this
It's the high-class inbreeding and stagnant economic-transfers to other British regions is it? Terrifying how stereotypes will become our only way to communicated besides mauling each other even on learned views? I wonder what human-based species will emerge when we go the way of Erectus and Harrephittus?
oh,.. yes cloudy day always... , what a beautiful day. with more indian :). sorry i'm mean to be rasist, but the local can't do right thing so the part of asian hold every thing except monarchy.
If we have to put this video in a nutshell, he shrugged off life expectancy, education, corporate tax cuts, inequality, child mortality and gun violence like its some neglectable problem similar to traffic, and then started praising the things that lead to those problems... while talking about a EVENTUAL utopia in the future of US... nothing good is seen in this video of you watch it with critical thinking!!!
@@MnMEminembritmonkey said the problems the US has at the surface he didnt explain in depth the problems he just said what were the problems
Not quite -- it's a more specific problem: the UK is just not good at retaining, growing, and monetising its many inventions, so they invariably get bought up by larger US competitors (the EU is broadly like this too, but with fewer inventions to worry about going abroad). The UK has many of the world's top research universities (more than any country outside of the US), and has produced many of the most significant tech inventions of the past century. To go no further than Cambridge alone: the splitting of the atom, the invention of the jet engine, the discovery of DNA, Turing's development of computer science as a field of study, and Upton's creation of ARM (one might mention Sir Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the World Wide Web, but he was from Oxford). All of these have ended up on the American side of the pond, along with a host of related inventors and designers like Martin Fowler and Jony Ive. Rather than trying to create a sovereign wealth fund or other means of capitalising domestic inventions, the UK has complacently accepted its role as a kind of 'ideas & invention hub', which profits by selling its fledgling ideas and start-ups to the US or China. BritMonkey's mention of the stalled Oxford-Cambridge Tech Corridor is exactly the kind of project that could still elevate the UK to the next level -- and would certainly have gotten the go-ahead and necessary funding if it were in the US. It's a shame this may not even happen.
When discussing American wealth he always uses the “average” and never the median. In a country with massive wealth inequality like the US, the average always skews towards wealth. The top 1% of Americans control as much wealth as the bottom NINETY PERCENT. There’s a lot of money in America, the American people don’t have that money.
If im not mistaken when taking averages the “outliers” in both sides are not counted in
If you had ten people with 9 earning 40,000 and one earning 30,000,000 you would exclude the 30M
this comment is fearmongering btw, wealth inequality is actually a good thing and american wealth inequality is sooooo much better than other parts of the world. You want a nation whom has wealth equality? go to south africa or any other nation that ever thought communism would ever work lmao
Yeah, the "average" salary after tax he says is $60k is actually closer to $30k yearly. I don't know anyone that makes $60k after taxes; I might $64k before tax and after tax that's about $40k.
Average US salaries are pretty closely aligned with western Europe.
America still has one of the highest median incomes in the world. In fact, there are only 4 countries that rank higher than the US. Americans are absolutely wealthier than most people around the world.
And another thing is that stats like this tend to ignore that Americans still have to pay for healthcare, education, prepare more money for retirement, etc. While it's already deducted from income in EU.
Very fascinating video. Awesome analysis which gives a very fresh perspective.
I think you mixed up world leading power with utopia
Two things about the Turkish population in Germany. First of all Gastarbeiter as a term is only really used to refer to the foreigners coming to Germany in the 60s and 70s to work. It is not generally used to describe Germans with a turkish background. The other part is citizenship. As for Erdogan a huge part is that German law is pretty hard on dual citizenship. So if you can get German citizenship you very often had to rennounce the Turkish one and with that the right to vote in Turkey.
Yeah I was pretty confused when he made it seem like something akin to the n-word.
often the term Gastarbeiter is only really used by old people by the boomer generation as a young european i stand against imigrant hate and see them as german citisens if they want to be one
@@thegoodboy4699 its used by old people but not in a derogetory or insulting way. Its just what they were called when they came here because well... thats what they were.
bruder du weißt schon wie so typische Ollis so reden oder? Nur weil was halt so offiziell da steht heißt nicht das es nicht immer noch so benutzt wird gegen unsere kollegen aus der Türkei.
So this means that in Germany, only the people with the most nationalistic tendencies would keep their right to vote in Turkish elections, meaning they would probably be supportive of a regime that seeks to strengthen Turkish national pride. Whereas, a Turkish immigrant to the US could seek citizenship without losing the right to vote in Turkish elections... so that data is not indicative of assimilation AT ALL.
As an Oklahoman who works at a grocery store, I feel recognized.
I will no longer take my privilege for granted 😔
if you ever worry about strugglign to pay rent, just remember: people in other countries don't have that problem despite being paid numerically less than you.
@@Otome_chan311 Why would anybody care about that?
@@bananbananowy3552 why would anybody care about what?
@@Otome_chan311 Remembering them self about people who can't pay their rent in other countries.
@Otome_chan311 right, right it's all about which number is bigger. There's no such thing as market value or cost of living. It's all about big numbers. 🦅🇺🇲
Thank you for making me proud of being an American!!! 'MURICA!!! 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅
tf?
12:37 Coming from a somebody who was born in Oklahoma and has lived there since 2019, most part-time workers there are making anywhere from $8-$17. I remember in high school (2017 or 2018) being so impressed by my friend because she got a job paying $10/hour. I also knew a friend who had a job paying $2.13 an hour because she was a server and “made tips”. It was crazy. Anyways, while it might be possible for somebody working part-time in Oklahoma to make $18/hour it’s likely not possible if you’re 16. If you’re that young and inexperienced, don’t expect anything above $14 in OK
I would love for you to make the same video but with the opposite thesis. Showing why USA with all it's problems won't reach "Utopia" , just to see the other side of things
Please please do this. After the perfect let's ban cars, I can't take this video seriously
This is a really good idea.
True
The problem is that his whole schtick is being optimistic
We agree!
It's wild that we're comparing the US alone to entire continents.
Edit:
Wow. This blew up. One like equals one prayer and fortnite card giveaway.
Thats because the US alone is as big as entire continents.
@@lexxihd5843Oh.
We are one of the biggest countries in the world - only China and India has more people or land.
@@lexxihd5843we are basically 50 different countries all linked up to combine our strengths together
@@christianjon8064 Exactly. And thats why its not wild not compare that US with Europe.
This is an excellent video, and very fair to the US and to other countries as well. As a biologist, I would say that one thing the US lacks is continental tropical uplands--but many of us can afford to visit Latin America and some Asian and African countries where these exist.
I appreciate how this comment section has so many both dissenting and agreeing opinions, not only does it mean this video has provoked a real conversation, but also that the comment section isn't a curated echo chamber. Even if you think that BritMonkey is completely wrong in this video, you must applaud him in this respect.
You might think $60k per year is a lot, but wait until you find out that a two bedroom apartment in the city goes from $2k - $5k per month, and that you’ll likely spend $250/week in groceries if you have a family of 4, or that you will NEED a car to have a job or to go to school, not to mention the insanely expensive health insurance that won’t stop you from a medically induced bankruptcy.
Exactly. This video neglected basic contextualization time and time again that made it kind of hard to get through…
Man forgot that cost of living is a thing for america aswel
It means more wealth flows in the economy. Nobody else has the luxury of saying $60k is a "meh" income. And if they do- they are definitely not producing the wealth themselves: merely buying it. You have no idea how much your average life means to us of the third world - it is unironically paradise. Being able to earn that sort of money- regardless of the basic necessities it has to pay off is unimaginable. Whenever you feel down, do remember that there are literal billions of people that would do everything to live a life as incredible as yours.
@@sudind very much true coming from an Indonesian here
@@cek0792 things I would do for an American visa..
Britmonkey, as the average enjoyer of your channel, I really have to say your data is incredibly cherry-picked. It's quite idiotic or deceitful imo to use net income instead of bruto income and your use of mean wealth as opposed to median wealth. It's exactly the taxed income which is spent on our free healthcare which Americans are forced to spend out of their own pocket for much higher prices. Median wealth is a lot lower due to exactly that inequality, which hampers economic growth.
America on top as "A society that strives for equality" is quite the bold statement when the EU has protections for minorities, much better gay and gender rights protections enshrined in the constitution while the US filibusters attempts to ratify the ERA.
Poland 🇵🇱 💀
Not to mention how the EU welcomes far more refugees than the US
I agree but his whole schtick is being optimistic
It also neglects to recognize transportation costs are massively higher in the US.
"Oi oi mate, you got a LOISANCE for that speech?"
Damn, pass me with those "rights" ya have, though some EU nations have more freer market then others like Scandinavian nations n Switzerland so IG some EU nations are alright
me as a UK citizen, there was no need to compare USA to the UK and Europe. We are far behind, and no healthcare and other services aren’t free, we earn way less money and spend more on taxes. At least in UK and Germany 20% of ur income goes to subsidizing healthcare… how’s that free?
I would move to the US in the earliest chance I get and never look back
I wouldn't blame ya, majority of my friends want to move to the UK just because of the healthcare system ffs
I guess it's on perspective
There was a need. Firstly because he's from there and secondly Europeans spend all day comparing the US to them online. Why does the comparison have to be one sided. In Europe the phrase "at least it's not like America" is common
But if you move here I welcome you with open arms. The more the merrier
Man I love when our national strengths are recognized, we cannot be bashed all the time
i think what you meant to say in the title is:
"America will be a utopia for the rich"
That’s more like Dubai tbh
@@JustAnotherNamelessGuy its a dystopia for the rich, looks like the world is fucking ending lmao
Agreed! The world is ending.
Search for god and our true lord and savior Jesus Christ.
@@theyungheat1 I better turn to Communism, at least has material applications. (Is not very different from most religion emmandments in reality, but as a politic posture)
@dihvocfoscocudvyvdd Is it though? Does it really matter if you have a little more money in the bank account? It's not like the upper middle class in Europe doesn't have access to the same things.
The comparison of engineer and IT salaries between America and Europe isn't really fair either as the living costs in areas where a lot of these companies reside are insane. A 100k salary won't do me much good if I have to live in San Francisco. Besides there are also a few extra expenditures you probably won't have in Europe (like increased health care and education cost)
For real, i really don't like how he doesn't accounts for lifestyle inflation and cost of living there
Don't forget cars, it's so much cheaper to take the bus or train instead of paying off a loan or for gas
Does he mean 100k a year??
@@moneer6268 What kind of question is that? Of course its 100k a year. Only CEOs earn 100k a month or sny other job that is of a high position.
@@jaysnehpandey7089 It's harder to make a convincing argument when you include information that goes against your narrative.
Thank you. It’s refreshing to hear somebody say nice things about my country. Also, I’d take you up on your offer, but I’m already married to a British-American 🇺🇸❤🇬🇧
British or American choose.
united kingdomish american@@GreoGreo
New subscription from English Zoomers channel. Heard good things, looking forward to your content!
19:42 You should compare this to the entire USA and not just to Silicon Valley and major cities. Or Compare it with the average of European Capitals. It isn't representative to compare the top-paying area in the US with the national average of European countries
He also doesn't take into account the ridiculous cost of living in silicon valley, healthcare, insurance, needing to have a car to commute, etc.
@@emgy1000 Generally speaking, the cost of living in Europe is quite a bit higher than the US, so I don't think that helps your point anyway.
@@emgy1000 ye Silicon Valley is crazy even tho they make a fuck ton of money some of them live their cars lol
Our lowest average income for a state is Mississippi coming in at 25,000 USD and Italy as a entire country comes in at around 30,000 USD.
@@shoeby9273 I'd like to introduce you to something called Purchasing Power Parity.
I can only IMAGINE what combination of events caused this video to exist. This channel producing this video in this way. Fascinating.
From his twitter its a loooot of "i knowebetter then other and i should bd in charge" you can see a sharp decline between his housing video (excellent) and his how to build a nation trough textile export video(slightly insane to call sweatshops good but ok) then his vidéo on the biggest error came out (pure garbage its interesting for the info but it doesn't mean much above that bc its like numerology) then this video is just the absolute and purest form of "i know better i'm so smart and everyone else is stupid hehehoho" saw it happen many times in the past too, mix of youtube views fever and knowing so much data you just tell others they don't know as much as you do. Absolute classic youtuber moment. But to be fair it could have been worst he was going to make a video about how ai going rampand on the internet is avtually good bc we would live happier life once they control all the job bc we would just magically switch the system to the country just lets us live for free
@@Koupip AI will inevitably bring about the conditions for socialism, but it wont happen naturally because capitalists hold all the weapons. If China doesnt betray their ideological cause, America should be shaking in their boots. If they do, theres a long and dystopian path forward
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No way it’s numptaloid gd!!!!
I love how people only liked his videos when he's spewing anti-billionaire eat the rich rhetoric lmao, then all of a sudden you broke losers start coming up with conspiracy theories when he's actually speaking sense backed up by facts.
The EU is pretty damn obnoxious. I forget sometimes that they're as arrogant and prickly to the Brits as they are to the US, despite both the US and the UK historically being beneficial to them.
To be honest, people from France and Germany are just as nasty to Central and Southern Europeans as they are to Americans or Brits.
My country, the Netherlands helped the US get independence, and not forget, Santa Claus came from Netherlands.😁
The EU is not obnoxious by any stretch of the imagination. It just doesn't agree with you, and it is entitled to do so. Time to suck it up.
@@BigHenForjust proved his point 🤦
@@BigHenForthe eu is declining in its share of global gdp while the USA and Asia continue to grow if it continues the eu will slide into economic irrelevance is that really what the people of Europe wants for itself
Money's not everything, Not having it is.
As an American, it's nice to hear something positive about my country for once. That's not to say that we don't have many problems, but such things are present around the entire globe, and hearing some uplifting words is encouraging. People, and as an extension their countries, are more than their worst failures. We should not idolize them, however demonization is no righteous path either. Appreciation is a welcome change of pace.
The sad issue is that this video was made in spite of ppl hating the country. I’m not saying you but many Americans will act as if the things that are good in country justify what’s bad. They won’t literally express it that way but their attitude to not giving a fuck surely shows it. We have so much potential despite being the best country for its citizens on average
It has the most potential by a MOUNTAIN than any other country to be a utopia.
Take it as a COULD be rather than WILL be else you end up as those guys who barely make ends meet but it's okay because they live in the best country in the world!!!!
Regarding the political clownery. America will probably emerge alot more mature from it. I'm already seeing quite a few people having more nuance and understanding over the past 5 years than the 2016 sjw vs not-nazis nonsense.
You have not begun piling skulls of people wearing glasses yet. So don't be too hard on yourselves.
@@joshcamilo3823 We are certainly not the best country for our citizens on average. We used to be in like the 1970s but now we are behind in virtually every category. This video's stats are so insanely cherry picked its propaganda. I hate to rain on your parade since I too know the feeling of being tired of America hate but its true.
I never beleave what i say but good job america that from à francophone countrie
@@joshcamilo3823 you Americans 'could' have the best country for its citizens on average, but you'd have to solve a lot of current problems. Get it right, you are NOT the best country for its citizens on average at this moment in time. Like, at all. It's horrible now, actually.
Wow. Never thought that, as an American, I would learn so much positive stuff about my country from a British dude. One of the best, most informative youtube videos I've ever watched.
IKR. I always have a negative opinion on the US save for a few things. But it change some of my opinions.
Sometimes it takes an outside perspective to really see how good we have it, however someone from the outside won't necessarily see what's going on in the inside
you need to have experienced true horrors (the UK) in order to truly appreciate america.
He is ignoring the reality America is on the brink of becoming a Dictatorship akin to Russia... See his latest unhinged electoral speeches.
Note too America's electoral system in highly gerrymandered and because of the electoral College The popular vote winner isn't necessarily the one who is the PRESIDENT
Yea that's true also@@cursedxp6088
Awesome video, always great stuff on your channel. I’m going to show this to anyone who says we need to “make America great again.”
Thank you for putting everything in perspective with outside lens.
I live in a European country and to be honest I would still be hesitant to move to the US if I could land a good job there considering all the guncrime and the lack of free healthcare.
With that being said I just hate how jealous and envious Europeans can be of the United States. A lot of Europeans are very arrogant and will never admit that the US does a lot of things well. I have no problem admitting that the US has shaped the modern world and influenced it in a way that no one else has before.
Gun crime is insanely rare outside of certain neighborhoods, in spite of what you hear on the media. If you're working, your employer is required to give you health insurance, so no concern there.
95% of Americans have health insurance. Its not perfect but its not the nightmare Europeans think it is.
@@jhonklan3794 I really want to believe what you're saying but when I see these mass shootings happen every other week in your country I can't help but feel that you guys are not being honest with yourselves and are denying the obvious. Gun crime is prevalent in your country because of the second amendment.
I do not want to offend you because I know that Americans value the constitution very much but have you ever considered the idea of abolishing the second amendment?
I want to reiterate though that I love the US. Like I said you guys have shaped the modern world. From the invention of the internet to the microchip and smartphones etc... Not to mention that you guys have by far the most powerful military on the planet which can be and has been a force of good for the world (contrary to popular belief). We need a world police to maintain world peace. A lot of us including me want to see you succeed but there are a couple of things preventing you from being the example that it needs to be.
@@tajmahal6533 He is being honest, don't walk thru Detroit or the Bronx and the likelihood of you being shot is tiny, you mfs act like there's a literal warzone going on everywhere in the US.
99% percent of gun crime comes from poverty notice how lot of criminals usually come from poverty sides of Chicago LA SF NYC and some school shootings happen because of bullying and depression
@@tajmahal6533
There is no way to abolish the second amendment. It would literally cause a civil war.
The US is an insanely big country, and the vast majority of shootings are gang related and concentrated in certain areas. This could largely be solved by legalizing and regulating drugs, and probably wouldn't be solved by banning the lawful ownership of firearms.
That being said, we could probably pass laws like raising the age of firearm purchase to 21.
No way the guy who said "Let's ban cars" is now saying "America is the greatest"
He also was the guy who said "we need affordable housing", he fell hard
He literally said that America has the problem of being too car-centric (even for a little bit) along with other problems. These aren't contradictory points. He is saying "America has the best chance out of any country to be the greatest, even if it has many problems to deal with, just like many countries." Its easy to say this video is wrong if you frame it in simple words like "America is the greatest"
"You can never say America is the greatest, while pointing out its flaws"
the point of the video is actually that America has the POTENTIAL to be the greatest, they just kinda aren't right now
not to say the video still doesn't have like a lot of flaws. the main problem is that it doesn't address any of the thousands of issues that are impeding American progress and making comparatively resource strapped Europe currently so much more livable
@@louschwick7301 Problem is the use of utopia. That would make it have to be the perfect place to live. All he said here is how US became and will continue to be a powerhouse and the richest country, while ignoring the fact that none of those have to do with quality of life.
About "crab in a bucket mentality" in Europe - that comfortable stability cuts both ways. People are more likely to take that risk if they know they'll still have the basics should they not succeed
It sure doesn't seem like that
That's possible for sure but in practice they are fewer than the complacent people
Great video, solid channel, I like your Georgian takes, subscribed!
"OMG this guy can make $18/hr as a 16 year old!"
Dude I'm 21, working for $16/hr. Everywhere I applied to was $15-17/hr. Sounds nice right? Well no, I live in a city where a 1-bedroom/1bathroom apartment costs >$1800/mo, usually $2000+/mo. If I worked full-time (40 hours a week), I'd have $2560/mo before taxes. Yes, I don't have much to pay making so little, but that leaves AT MOST $760/mo for ALL my other expenses, from food to gas to health insurance premiums to car-related expenses. Not to mention, I pay for medication, so even with my state's public option healthcare, I still need to pay for things out of pocket. I'm a young woman, I can't imagine what it's like to be old in this country.
Not to mention, even if ALL this was resolved, you run into the issue of so much of the country being suburban development, which is a mode of development that can't pay for itself. Suburbs need to densify, or rot; just look at so many rust-belt cities and suburbs the second they couldn't keep expanding economically or physically.
The only thing this video got right is that US geography is good, and that the US has lots of culture. The geography IS very good, which makes it all the more unfortunate that things are in the state they are. I'm no America-hater. I may not be a mega-patriot, but I also hate when people say "the US has no culture" when it has such a rich variety of them.
Sounds like you aren't American Dreaming hard enough
@@John-ye3ij "Sounds like a lotta--HOOPLA"
"america has it's problems" but they're very deeply rooted. yes you can fix america but when I'm done with it it won't be america anymore, not in the ways that matter
you don't need to give an exact location- but where do you live where 1 bed 1 bath places start at $2k/mo?? I live in a upper class town in NJ (already a high cost of living state) and there are places starting around $1200-1400 for a 1 bed 1 bath apartment.
I’m over here making $18/hr and paying less than $700 for a 1 bed 1 bath 500 sq feet and not in the ghetto. Life is good bro. Sometimes…
It's better being poor in EU, but better being rich in USA.
EDIT.
I wanted to add another important specific information here.
This video mentions the "American Dream" and how poor Americans see themselves as "Temporary fiscally embarrassed millionaires", and it throws a few shady statistics how the average American will be "a millionaire" for at least "a year of their life😂😂".
This "dream" is not American, every person who has not committed suicide to depression has it.
Question is, what Country provides the best opportunity..
And I am not talking about Cambridge, Shenzen, Hamburg or Kyoto University students who scored on the top 0.01%.
But for the average dude.
We actually have good data on this, and it is something that can be calculated fairly accurately.
It's called a Social Mobility Score.
Countries that score high on it, are the ones where its easiest to improve your life with hard work.
And yes USA scores quite high at 70.4, but even UK who was was one of the worst for social mobility in EU, has a higher score of 74.4.
True but i dont even think its that much better being rich in the US, ok youll have a lot more money but will you be happier? No
It's better being middle class in USA generally as well, but that quote also generally is correct.
This video is Super Biased and propaganda.
Not for PoC. Because at least the children of immigrants in the USA do better because Americans are, on average, welcoming, accepting and inclusive. Children of immigrants in European countries are often treated with contempt, constant mild to moderate racism and called (in the case of Germany) guests. Why would they integrated when the people don't even try to be nice to them? How can they succeed economically when they're being kept out of the job market due to racism?
Like he said, the American Dream is real for immigrants.
That only incentivising all the poor people to stay in the EU, and the successful people to ditch the ship and move to the US
Great video! One point that I COULD point out as a Dutchman, though, is that a huge part of that multibillion dollar chips investment goes towards the Dutch company ASML and the affiliated universities, making most of the chips for the high-tech US and Dutch government agencies. Personally, I do indeed think in its current state Europe has no chance, but seeing Europe unite more and more over time (slowly, but surely) that would make a Utopia. My view of a Utopia at least. I think a Utopia’s a place where there are almost 0 problems. Looking at it that way, Scandinavia, Japan, the Benelux, Switzerland and Germany are actually getting close. In your view a Utopia might be an economic superpower. I guess only time will tell…
None of the countries you've mentioned are getting close to a utopia.
@@Slime-Man-Extreme Define Utopia for me
Now - in the bit about the GDP and average compensation going up - it's worth mentioning that almost all of that is going to the top. That's a big part of why there's so much division in the US - differing beliefs in why the standard of living stopped climbing and started dropping for large numbers of people.
one of the things that felt off was him going “russia has different climate zones so this area freeze :(“ and then goin “so america has desert, arctic land and forest so something for everyone!!!”
I mean Russia did have those areas as the Soviet Union. But now there an area called something that ends with -stan
My guess is that Western Russia is mostly frozen steppe with little to no biodiversity. Essentially, it is frozen wasteland with little reason to live out their.
Whilst American/Canadian temperate to tundra and taiga is extremely biodiverse and mostly to somewhat livable, heavily based on your lifestyle and what not.
The difference is that the US has built large metros in those regions that people actually want to move to without being forced. Russia has…Moscow and St Petersburg? Everything after that is relatively small and many of the worst places are ghost cities not unlike those that China will have on its hands in the next 50yrs.
And the thing about Russia is that despite’s it’s relatively inhospitable lands it has an unreasonable level of development in multiple harsh environments.
Yes, but its all still livable. Thats his point. In russia, the cold presents in infrastructural nightmare. In the US its a minor inconvenience.
This video feels like its from a parallel universe
It feels like that bit from doctor who where the doctor, who had previously been pretty anti-capitalist and anti-empire, was suddenly dumping for a massive inter dimensional megacorparation that impoverished people, spied on their workers and created a vindictive, murderous AI
Great video. I don't know why so many people are disliking it. I won't see any other country overtaking the USA in this century.
I say most of the dislikes and angry comments are just nationalistic for their country over the US, and the other are self hating Americans
I wouldn't say the US is very "well to do" these days considering the poverty level is basically doubling every year
The segment about Russia was pretty mindless, barely mentioning the geography of Russia, pros and cons of it, but instead relying on old jokes and current war events, which have nothing to do with the entire premise of the video.
Dude is someone who consumes BBC and guardian. Of course he’s going to talk about Russia like that
I didn't watch this segment in full, but I can kinda explain why Russia won't become a utopia. It can't abandon it's past. The past of Russia is bureucracy, totalitarianism, militarism and a lot of other things, which started from the empire, continued on to the soviet union and now. They don't change those problems because they believe those problems didn't exist and there's no need to denounce this. And even if there's some mythical revolution that will happen, most russians will still try to return back to the shithole of the past. To get rid of it there's a need for something like german denazification, but with the vastness of Russia it's practically impossible. Russia is probably just gonna turn into a bigger North Korea.
@@dimanyak373
I didn't watch this segment in full, but I can kinda explain why USA won't become a utopia. It can't abandon it's past. The past of Russia is imperialism, exploitation, militarism and a lot of other things, which started from the empire, continued on to now. They don't change those problems because they believe those problems didn't exist and there's no need to denounce this. And even if there's some mythical revolution that will happen, most americans will still try to return back to the shithole of the past. To get rid of it there's a need for something like american de-exceptionalism, but with the vastness of USA it's practically impossible. USA is probably just gonna turn into a bigger (...i can't quite think of a country worse than america really but if it exists imagine i wrote it😜).
@@dimanyak373 Fair but personally I think there IS a chance for a big shift in ideology, even if it takes a couple of generations. Russia's biggest problem IMO is their geography/geopolitical position. They're surrounded by potential enemy super powers (including China, an unreliable ally). This by itself mandates Russia to forever be wary of it's immediate surroundings, furthermore Russia doesn't really have reliable ports, they freeze during winter, or are at the mercy of other countries fairly easily. And their demographic growth sucks already, they're beginning to die out
@@slpwrm There doesn't seem to be a possibility for such a shift as the most of people are already heavily brainwashed by their propaganda, to the point something like a denazification is needed, yet, at this point, it's nearly impossible to do such a thing.
There also doesn't seem a lot of the threat from those potential enemy superpowers, especially considering that Siberian forest is already being sold to China and Russia imports a lot of stuff from there, and Finland is joining NATO, where in both of those cases Russia just doesn't care. The "geopolitical position problem" is more for the internal audience to justify their militarisation, aka the fascist "we're surrounded by enemies" narative.
And about the ports: people tend to forget that the whole Kuban region is still a part of Russia and also Sochi exists. If they really needed those ports, they could just imprpove infrastructure there, but instead they'll invest millions into waging a war in a different country and building a bridge to connect a part of this country to mainland Russia.
While growing up in America I have grown up with “our country sucks because ____ and Europe is amazing because of ___”. The very concept that America is viewed as a 3rd world with a Gucci belt was engrained into my mind. This really changed my opinion about my own country in a way that a Native American could not, thanks for this
Lol so you think again that US is the greatest country in the world???😂😂
Rest of the world is poor, stupid, lets mock them....because we are americans....???😅
Most of the world hate americans because of interfering in other state businesses.
Wake up...
I’m sick and tired of hearing this. Which is why I’ll be complaining to my local government. I love this country and want to see change. It’d be nice if we can take a page from our ally’s across the pond ^^
@@MochiFam Yes - please do. America needs to put a stop to all the fear mongering news stories.
The only Native Americans are the indigenous people of the USA.
Psst, this video is a lie ;)
The problem is that the "(statistically) average american" is hardly representative of most americans, given the awful wealth inequality we experience
50% of americans will be in the 1% at least at one point in their life. Wealth inequality isnt inherely bad when you have enough money to buy anything you want because everyone just has so much fucking money. The problem starts when the cost of living exceeds the amount normal people make.
@@Korum211 true and even then there comes the welfare... win/win.
Thanks for the video. Nice comparison to the other world economies. I read article a few days ago about why the turkisch communites in Europe vote for Erdogan and in the US hardly anyone voted for him. Has to do with the origin of the people. The turksich in Europe usually come from rural areas, which are also less educated and where religion plays a bigger role. On the other hand the turkisch community in the US comes secular as they tend to come from urban eras in Turkey.
In America airline pilots are still very revered. Landing an airplane with no issues is like sliding in for a run, or scoring a touchdown, a long 3 pointer, or to the rest of ya'll, scoring a goal.
Is it not like that in other countries?
@@honkhonk8009 glorified bus driver.
@@honkhonk8009 No? Do you clap for a nurse after your checkup? Or for a weather reporter at the end of their segment? They’re just doing what they are trained and being paid to do, why do they require an enthusiastic audience?
@@honkhonk8009 no actually in most countries pilots don’t land planes they just crash them wherever they like
That’s surprising. Given the behaviour of Republicans and their popularity I had thought you regularly accused airline pilots of sorcery.
In 2022, AT&T made about 70 billions in profit, and they got a tax cut of about 14%, that would mean that they made about 10 billions more in profit. I wouldn’t say that giving back 10% of that to their employees by giving them 1k is “utopian”. The rich owners are still getting 90% richer here
Which is arguably still a good thing
They said potential for a utopian society. Not currently a utopia. Just that it has the ability to become one.
What’s wrong with everyone getting richer?
@@Alex-gd9li I make a billion dollars corrupting the US government into giving me preferential tax treatment. I then throw a penny at you. Everyone has gotten richer.
@@Alex-gd9li Because that money should go to people who aren't qualified to handle such a massive amount of money responsibly.
Yeah... A big factor you forgot about America's supposed "wealth generation" is that, by virtue of being able to manipulate the global reserve currency, they can afford to print a shitton of money almost without consequences.
Without the dollar, the US would lose much of its advantages
I think right now most places in the US are significantly further behind than the better European countries in terms of quality of life. However, this is mostly due to a lack of certain political reforms. Once these reforms get done (healthcare, walkable cities, labor rights etc...), the US will eclipse Europe and it won't even be close.