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Brandon Williams
@stupidartpunk.bsky.social

The positives you site are so bizarre in contrast. Like the most disposable income. And most international students. I think those maybe tell the story of how America is exceptional for some people and in some areas. Where does the much lauded “innovation” land?

Amanda Shendruk
@not-ship.com

Good point! Though in this case, it would only make the US look a tiny bit less extreme, given how huge the American number is compared with any other country. This is what the data look like.

Stats For Bios
@statsforbios.bsky.social

I'll have to work out what the regions being used were. But it just can't be true in any meaningful sense. The least ridiculous is a region with life expectancy of 40 (crazy low) and another with 108 (crazy high).

Anne-Sophie Pereira De Sá
@curiousdata.bsky.social

and, as a European, also this recent Guardian's article about what is considered radical or not, depending on which side of the pond you live (among other factors, obviously!) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.comEuropeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
Amanda Shendruk
@not-ship.com

Fair enough! It would be interesting to contact them and dig into the data a bit. (If only there were a million hours in a day 😩) If there's an error, it's clearly been there for years!