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231 points rntn | 2 comments | 02 Apr 23 17:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.005s | source
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unpopularopp ◴[02 Apr 23 17:50 UTC] No.35413183[source]▶
Good. Americans are usually not aware of the extent of american cultural imperialism which is basically everywhere, not just in Europe but you can see it very strong here

I'm not saying it's bad or good. But I wish we have less Hollywood, less Netflix, less american music, less american videogames, less imported american culture topics etc when actual local music, movies, books, games exist.

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truthsayer123 ◴[02 Apr 23 18:00 UTC] No.35413297[source]▶
Nobody is forcing you to watch them nor comment on this American forum.
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alex_suzuki ◴[02 Apr 23 18:28 UTC] No.35413607[source]▶
Oddly, I do not consider HN to be an „American forum“ at all. I think of it rather as a global community of nerds of all shades and colors, using the language that is used most widely in technology/engineering/science.
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1. Aaronmacaron ◴[02 Apr 23 20:05 UTC] No.35414569[source]▶
I mean that is a large part of what HN is, but not exclusively. As a non-american I frequently see posts that are obviously only on the front page because most people on this site are from Silicon Valley or USA in general. Some examples:

- San Francisco housing crisis: This has been a frequent topic of discussion on HN but I don't think many people outside of San Francisco, let alone outside of USA care a lot about this

- The collapse of silicon valley bank was a huge topic on HN but it was more or less non-existent in the news in my country

- Posts about US politics, such as anything related to Trump or the American Supreme Court

- When a post is specific to a particular country, it's usually indicated in the title, except in the case of the USA

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2. fomine3 ◴[03 Apr 23 02:21 UTC] No.35417794[source]▶
SVB news is worth listed on top because here's operated by venture capital