Recently read "The Three-Body Problem" by Cixin Liu, a Chinese Sci Fi writer. Made me wonder how much else I've been missing.https://twitter.com/MadelineMcDavid/status/837045978570031104 …
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And thanks so much for recommending an Asian book. There is so much systemic exclusion/marginalization of non-Western languages.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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I strongly believe we Americans have to catch up mentally to the reality of our loss of cultural dominance.
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It's hard to do. I was brought up to barely think about the rest of the world, and assume all foreigners wanted to be us.
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This is so fascinating! I grew up with mostly immigrants and had no idea this was common. Is it just nationalism? Something else?
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I'm not sure I have enough distance to know- I see it in many Americans, though. I believe it's most of us.
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For instance, watching a twitch streamer from Singapore, the American teenager asks "What do you think of Donald Trump?"
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Can't really conceive of the idea that a young man from Singapore doesn't pay close attention to American politics.
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Can you imagine a dude from Singapore asking an American about Singapore's PM? They know we don't know who that is, even.
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