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[–] andyburke@fedia.io 199 points 2 days ago (4 children)

“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”

Is it, tho? Is it really mind-boggling?

Has this head of US Travel Association perhaps been frozen in stasis for the past 24 months? I'm not sure how else they could perceive what's happening as anything other than normal and expected.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

A lot of people still act oblivious to what's happening in the Untied States. Sometimes I think I'm delusional

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Untied States

Maybe a typo, but accurate regardless.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

It's Unites States. Trump signed it into law.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not a typo, I've been deliberately spelling it that way since Trump has been back in power

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

It's "Unites States," now.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well ... they don't seem terribly united of late.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Not even close, no.

[–] codydodd@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago

Its baked deep into the culture, right from childhood. US exceptionalism is a hell of a drug. And its going to lead to the country's collapse.

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

It's mind boggling these dumb idiots still haven't figured it out. The stupidity is astounding.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Probably used GROK to compose that response.

[–] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

America.gov "super intelligence" (which curiously still has an "AI", not "SI", content warning)

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I typed in a racial epiphet into the chat bot and it spit out an application. I don't know what for.

[–] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago

Probably Truth Social.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago

Small minds are easily boggled