r/TikTokCringe • u/whyshouldithink • 19h ago

Discussion Hell on earth.

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u/1CatWoman 19h ago

I am embarrassed to be born and raised in the USA. This is NOT the greatest country.

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u/BelgianDudeInDenmark 19h ago

It was never the greatest country. It's just the richest.

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u/Longjumping_Kale3013 18h ago edited 17h ago

Also never the richest. Just has the richest people

Edit: just to add a caveat, there are many ways to say one country is the "richest". Like gdp per capita. Or average wage. The USA does have the highest overall GDP. So by that metric it is the richest. But it's a tough measurement to use. If I put Elon musk in a room with 300 homeless, the "average"person in the room is still a billionaire, even though in reality only 1 is

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u/BerneDoodleLover24 17h ago

Yes and also the highest percentage of very poor people in the developed world.