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29 Jan, 5 tweets, 1 min read
I've suspected that this is true. I hypothesize that it's related to a culture that is more verbal than empathetic. Anyone have studies on this?
We have to first admit that Americans have their own unique culture. Individualism, distrust of authority, pragmatism, not knowing how to do nothing, verbal orientation, etc. combine to create a kind of personality that perhaps creates a natural inhibition for 'real talk'.
Facebook epitomizes and maginfies this personality for all to see. What is seen in FB are the lives of the idealized self of its users. It shows only a world of perfection. An image of oneself that self-actualization is reached by doing more stuff than anyone else.
Americans simply do not have the practice of spending entire afternoons doing nothing with friends. Activities without an agenda require their participants to focus on what's important. It's not about seeking a new agenda, it is about being present in the moment.
What has made Americans successful in this world also has its downside. Americans are unable to appreciate what Alan Watts' calls the eternal now. This is due to a lack of practice.

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@gershbrain Almost there. Just as the word 'create' glosses over too many things, the word 'generalize' does that too. What is need is an idea that straddles between the two.
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