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I dunno, maybe we've actually succeeded in exporting our American cultural tradition of getting people fired and punished for stuff they said on the internet
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Now that I think about it, China monitoring and punishing Americans for their social media posts probably counts as a violation of hundreds of Facebook and Twitter patents
America 1957: We can conquer the world by exporting our rock & roll and Coca-Cola!

America 2019: We can conquer the world by exporting our hair-trigger butthurt and robot opinion monitors!
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Heard a great anecdote about Chet Atkins from a guitarist who knew him. Atkins was playing a small solo club gig in Nashville, and after a song an audience member said, "man that old guitar sounds great."

Atkins put the guitar on its stand and replied, "How does it sound now?"
I don't mind people who are arrogant, as long as they have a reason to be arrogant
yes I'm sure you'd have your fellow audience members enthralled with your clever ripostes to Mr. Atkin's musical hubris
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fear of karma demands I always tip 20%, but I am sorely tested every time I buy something from a one-guy food truck and he flips over that iPad with suggested tip options
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