Matt McCusker
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I know. I don't even think... I mean, maybe they're getting people. I read a study one time that said like... There was just a book I was reading, but they said 70%. It was based on a study they did a long time ago, just like trying to discern kind of levels of awareness and like how people view the world.
Like if like whatever, but they said, uh, 70% of people were framed the world ethnocentrically where they're just like, if you, and if you kind of checked out good, any country, it's like a tail, Italy has the best food, the best people.
Like if like whatever, but they said, uh, 70% of people were framed the world ethnocentrically where they're just like, if you, and if you kind of checked out good, any country, it's like a tail, Italy has the best food, the best people.
It's like the central defining characteristic of your entire reality and people who aren't part of your ethnicity are like, just, just not part of your squad. You feel better than them. Black people do it. I'm not going to throw them under the bus. If you ask them, it's like, yeah, we're clearly the best. Everyone's evil. If you ask some white people on Twitter, they'll be like, actually, hold up.
It's like the central defining characteristic of your entire reality and people who aren't part of your ethnicity are like, just, just not part of your squad. You feel better than them. Black people do it. I'm not going to throw them under the bus. If you ask them, it's like, yeah, we're clearly the best. Everyone's evil. If you ask some white people on Twitter, they'll be like, actually, hold up.
I think we're the best. If you go to the country by country, it's like, no, our country's the best.
I think we're the best. If you go to the country by country, it's like, no, our country's the best.
It's crazy. 70% of people view the world, you know, kind of like that.
It's crazy. 70% of people view the world, you know, kind of like that.
Oh, dude. It's like, bro. Yeah. We're from Latvia. We have the best. It's like, dude, I hate to break it to you.
Oh, dude. It's like, bro. Yeah. We're from Latvia. We have the best. It's like, dude, I hate to break it to you.
I hate to break it to you. Not even in the fucking running.
I hate to break it to you. Not even in the fucking running.
People might not even know. Yeah. I mean, they're pretty new.
People might not even know. Yeah. I mean, they're pretty new.
Just the whole country's on Yelp. And you're like, yeah, I went to Lafayette. One star. One fucking star. I got a Groupon. Dude, I was reading about the countries that have the most journalists in prison. I was reading about the new Pope. He was like, I guess his first... American Pope. American Pope came out. Dude, American as hell, bro. He was like... We've got to protect freedom of speech.
Just the whole country's on Yelp. And you're like, yeah, I went to Lafayette. One star. One fucking star. I got a Groupon. Dude, I was reading about the countries that have the most journalists in prison. I was reading about the new Pope. He was like, I guess his first... American Pope. American Pope came out. Dude, American as hell, bro. He was like... We've got to protect freedom of speech.
We've got to release the journalists who are prisoners. And the top offending countries, I think, are China. Israel's in the mix. Really? Israel has a lot of journalists. Well, here's the thing.
We've got to release the journalists who are prisoners. And the top offending countries, I think, are China. Israel's in the mix. Really? Israel has a lot of journalists. Well, here's the thing.
Well, and then they clarified in the article because I was like, holy fuck. And then they were like, because it's like China. I'm going to see what the top five countries are. It's definitely China and Russia's top five.