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Patrick McKenzie

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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 4 Apr 2018
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      Patrick McKenzie Retweeted #TestAndTrace Smith  🐇

      I think it's more the chattering class than America, specifically, but to the extent you can make any generalization about any culture, it's a wonderful thing to be in a culture that can be unironically enthusiastic about e.g. work without being subject to scorn for it.https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/981341257124397056 …

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      #TestAndTrace Smith  🐇Verified account @Noahpinion
      1/OK, it's time to write yet another version of the thread I write every time I come to Japan: AMERICAN CULTURE IS TOO NEGATIVE ABOUT EVERYTHING
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    2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 4 Apr 2018
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      Random example for you: there's a Japanese commercial where a security guard says "Why did I become a security guard again?" then remembers his childhood dreams of being a superhero. Invigorated, he grabs a coffee and startles a colleague with vocal enthusiasm.

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    3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 4 Apr 2018
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      Here's the punchline: this character is not the punchline of the commercial.

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    4. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 4 Apr 2018
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      Can you imagine the creative team in the US which would say, unironically, that a mall cop was fulfilling his dream of contributing to society by being the best damn mall cop he could be, and that you should drink coffee to bring out more of the mall cop in you?

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    5. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 4 Apr 2018
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      Returning you to your normal Twitter feed which, if it is anything like my Twitter feed, is currently mocking some startup founder for having the audaciousness to think that what they are doing actually matters.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 5 Apr 2018
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      Oh I found the commercial (thanks, Youtube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p65btzALVkM … Dialogue: B: "Why did you become a guard?" A: "I wonder why... oh, I wanted as a kid to become [a superhero] and protect the peace... And I suppose I've realized my dream. *smiles*"

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        2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 5 Apr 2018
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          A salutes with a coffee: "Alright, time to save the world." Announcer: "The world is made by ordinary people's work." A: "TRANSFORM!" Woman: [Good evening / thanks for your work on my behalf] A (it's all in the delivery): "Carry on, citizen."

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        3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 5 Apr 2018
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          "That's got to be ironic, Patrick. It's hammy and overacted." No, that's the thing: it's hammy, overacted, and utterly sympathetic to the character. You are supposed to remember being a child, compare your relative lack of idealism to his, and *want to have his.*

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        4. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 5 Apr 2018
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          Compare to the audience’s expected reaction here: Hermione: “They’re acting like you’re the chosen one.” Harry: “But Hermione, I am the Chosen One.” Harry is, factually, the Chosen One. Hermione immediately hits him. The audience knows to root for her.

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