not to go anthropological on everyone but america, the nation, truly does not have much culture and very little history.

we do not respect the land and it's people.
we do not respect each other or newcomers.

and although these aren't specific to america, they are stronger here

america is built on capitalism and very few other values under the false pretense of social and class mobility. but if that were true than most everyone in this country would not be as poor as they are. and we wouldn't have billionaires who profit off of dying people.
america might be the land of dreams but like most dreams there is a harsh reality to wake up to. the people here are probably worse off than most other nations under the skewed and inaccurate qualifier that is GDP per capita.

just because america is rich doesn't make it good.
and then there's america's political influence that pretty much forces other nations into becoming capitalistic, thus slowing all social progress in the name of greed.

I don't hate capitalism as much as you'd think but I do hate greed, and capitalism is rarely without greed.
since america is such a consumer culture as well, preservation is often looked down upon. for instance, cutting down trees for wood, or not respecting burial sites or sacred land in the name of progress.

this often has a multitude of consequences and some that we can't fix.
all in all I do believe this bowing down to a culture that has only lasted about a quarter of a millenia (250 years) while many cultures have lived 4x or maybe 8x to even longer than that, yet we come in here all pompous acting smarter than everyone else...
acting pompous and believing you're smarter than anyone else when we have no experience with the land is completely idiotic and will only lead us to a fallen society. just like Rome but much, much quicker.

I guess that's consumer culture for you. dies before it starts.
so yeah thanks for reading. I love talking holistically about science and bringing different disciplines together because it honestly is what we should be doing.

this belief in separation of the mind or space will only lead us quicker to our downfall.

ok philosophy over bye
I will add that some places do need separation to protect culture, I was moreso talking about separation in science. there's no reason anthropology and geography should be as separate as they are when they have influence on each other.

ok bye.

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