US Lags Other Nations

Commenters frequently point out that the US is behind or worse than other countries in legal, social, and systemic aspects, challenging US-centric assumptions in discussions.

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Sample Comments

Etheryte Oct 30, 2022 View on HN

Not every country in the world has the same problems as the US.

myth_drannon Feb 10, 2022 View on HN

In US maybe. Other countries might have or had better systems.

matthewfelgate Mar 4, 2024 View on HN

Not sure USA is the problem here.

lifty Sep 8, 2017 View on HN

Do you know how US fares in that regard?

temp_warrior Mar 18, 2019 View on HN

The US isn't the only country in the world. There are other more advanced countries out there.

r00fus Jan 18, 2023 View on HN

Yeah, the USA is way behind many other nations here. Exercise left for reader as to why.

hockeybias May 23, 2016 View on HN

The U.S. has some warts for sure, what utopia are you residing in? Thanks.

kranke155 Apr 16, 2023 View on HN

Im just taking it from Americans. I’ve never visited and maybe I best stay quiet. But the HN trend with these things is always to say “the whole world is like this”No no it’s not. The US is lagging behind on many indicators. Another world is not only possible, it actually exists.

withinboredom May 10, 2023 View on HN

Such a US-centric way of thinking. Not every country is as sue-happy as the US.

dontlaugh Mar 27, 2024 View on HN

Not sure why you’d bring up the US, there are plenty of countries with saner systems.