☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to news • 4 months agoThe U.S. is no longer one of the 20 happiest countries. If you're young, you probably know why.external-linkmessage-square27 fedilinkarrow-up1108cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1108external-linkThe U.S. is no longer one of the 20 happiest countries. If you're young, you probably know why.☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to news • 4 months agomessage-square27 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squaresourquincelog [he/him]hexbear19·3 months agoThe USA is still a very young country (in the sense that settlers have only been reaping the land for ~150 years in the entire western half). Each little sliver of opportunity hadn't been snatched up until pretty recently. link
minus-squareTimmytheDragon [he/him]hexbear12·3 months agoYeah, in that sense, but native people have been in America for 10k years. link
minus-squarenohaybanda [he/him]hexbear8·3 months agoBut they were stewards of the land, not stripping every last bit of profit from it and leaving wasteland behind. link
The USA is still a very young country (in the sense that settlers have only been reaping the land for ~150 years in the entire western half). Each little sliver of opportunity hadn't been snatched up until pretty recently.
Yeah, in that sense, but native people have been in America for 10k years.
But they were stewards of the land, not stripping every last bit of profit from it and leaving wasteland behind.