bitjunkie

By previous countries' standards. I meant advancement in terms of damage done, not strictly timewise. Humanity is speedrunning mass extinction, and America has been at the forefront.

Slow down there, Dr. Gall…

My pedant boner is in the stratosphere. I like you.

No it fucking isn't, because the phrase "The United States" is a proper noun referring to a singular entity.

The United States is a state. The united states that make it up are states, in a different sense of the word. The brain hurt is happening because you're using two different definitions of the same thing really close together.

I don't entirely disagree but I think at this advanced stage, it's largely due to inertia.

I'm genuinely curious about this, as well.

No true Scotsman

In the "I disagree but can't articulate a cogent reason for it" sense of the word "nonsense", of course. 🙄

Dude I'm almost 42 and have had this mentality for most of my life, but am still making new friends. Defeatism is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Don't mistake that for it being correct initially.