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GarfieldYaoi [he/him]@hexbear.net
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Nerdy things like…reading.

How the hell did the US ever become a global hegemony if attitudes like this are a non-isolated incident? I’ve dealt with this attitude before.

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CarmineCatboy [he/him]@hexbear.net
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its a big country

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Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]@hexbear.net
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My pet theory is that anti-intellectualism in the US wasn’t really pushed until the 60s onwards, therefore its effects have most been felt after US global hegemony.

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huf [he/him]@hexbear.net
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immigrants. first gen immigrants who grew up without US brainworms.

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Weedian [he/him]@hexbear.net
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The nerds are all working for weapons and aerospace manufacturers or DoD contracted software companies

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