American exceptionalism is now the world's most bankrupt grand narrative
regression towards the mean is a bitch
it's nearly always also regression towards meanness
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IDK, seems like there might be some hold my beer competition out there. Collapse is fun. Let's race to the bottom!
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It manifests today, in everyday walks of life. Fortnite to interactions at the local Deli. Regression to the mean, is...mean.
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Just to note, that regression is a regression of cultural expression, of espoused mythology and values, rather than a regression of the material reality (which has always been horrific, to various people's home and abroad).
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Ditto for Brexit Britain. Total case of regression to the mean, punctuated by pythonesque "OK, let's call it a draw" moments





