At the heart of it is piss-poor basic education. Math, reading comprehension, decision making, critical thinking.
Budweiser is the king of beers, it says so on the label.
The World Series is the world championship in baseball.
etc etc etc.
However - this is great for the overall economy. The US is breeding the perfect customer, that can be sold anything at any time.
You can see it in startups too, you can sell product based on a powerpoint, a "vision". 9 out of 10 with nothing behind it. It would never, ever, fly in Germany for example. People there assume a scam before anything else.
So, shit for individuals, great for the overall economy. Pick your poison.
Budweiser is the king of beers, it says so on the label. The World Series is the world championship in baseball. etc etc etc.
However - this is great for the overall economy. The US is breeding the perfect customer, that can be sold anything at any time.
You can see it in startups too, you can sell product based on a powerpoint, a "vision". 9 out of 10 with nothing behind it. It would never, ever, fly in Germany for example. People there assume a scam before anything else.
So, shit for individuals, great for the overall economy. Pick your poison.