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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"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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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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