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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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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I really vividly notice when I'm in Japan that commercials are utterly sincere in a way that seems impossible in the us!
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The UK kinda does this with blue-collar jobs. It was one of the things I was surprised by, having grown up in South Africa, where white-collar jobs are basically seen as the only option.
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