Ya some people don't know the difference between their country falling apart versus the world falling apart.

> their country

Not even, I was taking the US as an example because they're at the front of this "tech will deliver us" hypothesis

What does it matter the world gets better when your neighbors do worse?

If all but one of my neighbors were improving, why would I focus on the one that insists on repeatedly shooting itself in the dick?

The other people in the world who aren’t your neighbors are also people.