Europe is increasingly turning into one big open air museum. Forever stuck reminiscing on their past grandeur with nothing but a bunch of old shit that tourists come to gawk at and treat like a continent-sized Disneyland, and the sad part is a lot of Europeans want it that way and are proud of this.
You encounter this archetype all the time when you travel: Europeans who are more knowledgeable about and interested in talking about the glorious medieval past of their city or region than they are in what is actually happening in the world today.
And when they do talk about current politics it’s to jerk off about how much better and more civilized Europe is. They especially love comparing themselves favorably to the US for the social democratic crumbs that Europeans still get and they love going on and on about how much more educated and cultured they are compared to Americans.
Europe is increasingly turning into one big open air museum. Forever stuck reminiscing on their past grandeur with nothing but a bunch of old shit that tourists come to gawk at and treat like a continent-sized Disneyland, and the sad part is a lot of Europeans want it that way and are proud of this.
You encounter this archetype all the time when you travel: Europeans who are more knowledgeable about and interested in talking about the glorious medieval past of their city or region than they are in what is actually happening in the world today.
And when they do talk about current politics it’s to jerk off about how much better and more civilized Europe is. They especially love comparing themselves favorably to the US for the social democratic crumbs that Europeans still get and they love going on and on about how much more educated and cultured they are compared to Americans.
lol this is so true. I love talking about medieval Europe.
And the most beautiful and fitting capstone?
The AMOC collapse which almost certain to happen within our lifetimes
If China is the world’s industry, the EU is the world’s retirement center.
Another great way of putting it.