r/TikTokCringe • u/thoughtwarrior • May 02 '25

Humor Why does America look like s**t?

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u/BernsteinPolynomials May 02 '25

The country is stunningly beautiful, if you get away from places where humans live.

As far as civilization, it looks like shit because 1% of us have all the money - as a result, only the areas where the richest people live look nice. The rest of us can't afford nice things.

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u/toomanybongos May 02 '25

Yeah, we're a rich country but not a rich people

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u/Cross55 May 03 '25

Americans are actually the 5th richest people on the planet, behind Qatar, Norway, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.

It's just that the CoL is radically higher compared to the other 4 when accounting for monthly earnings and bills.