I think America is the reason we have the modern world

I’m not American but I realise that it played a major part and everything good we have today.

The U.S. really did reshape the modern world in countless ways:
• The entire entertainment industry as we know it? Hollywood, television, popular music genres (jazz, rock, hip-hop), global streaming platforms—born in the U.S.
• The digital revolution? Internet, smartphones, social media, software, even the chips powering AI—massively U.S.-driven.
• Mass production, aviation, space travel, and modern medicine? Again, America pushed those into reality faster than anyone else.

That said… Europe has its own contributions too. Philosophy, classical music, Renaissance art, Enlightenment science, etc. But if we’re talking about the world we live in today—the pace, the tools, the culture—it’s hard to argue against America being the engine of the modern age.

It’s not about tearing Europe down—it’s just facts: The 20th and 21st centuries were powered by American invention, innovation, and influence.

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DanielsASJ · 36-40, M

North America Europe and South America

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

@DanielsASJ south?

DanielsASJ · 36-40, M

@Ferise1 Europeans - wherever they went, they held the beacon of innovation.

In South America, they have invented not in science, but in lifestyle. They have a crazy lifestyle.
Love of Football, wildlife, Amazon forest, The Lake House concept, theme of Hollywood movies, 5 days earning and 2 days spending concept and many more.

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

@DanielsASJ those aren’t inventions

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

@DanielsASJ Aperçu IA

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Henry Ford is widely credited with popularizing the concept of the five-day workweek with a two-day weekend in the early 1920s. He implemented this at his Ford Motor Company factories, believing it would increase worker productivity and create more leisure time for workers to potentially buy his products.
While Ford didn't invent the weekend, he was a key figure in its widespread adoption and acceptance as part of the standard workweek. Before Ford's initiative, the six-day workweek was the norm, but Ford's decision to reduce it to five days, while maintaining the same pay, significantly impacted the labor landscape. This move was not just about employee well-being, but also about creating a consumer base for his cars, as he believed that rested and happy workers would be more inclined to spend money.
The concept of the weekend, however, has roots in earlier movements, particularly those related to the reduction of working hours during the Industrial Revolution and the efforts of labor unions to improve working conditions. The Fair Labor Standards Act in 1940 further solidified the five-day, 40-hour workweek as the standard in the United States

DanielsASJ · 36-40, M

@Ferise1 I agree with you on the concept but it is totally different when you are in South America. Their 5 + 2 when I visited South American continent was as if there would be no 5 ever after the 2 of 5+2. I hope you understand.

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

@DanielsASJ no I really don’t 😂

Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M

@Ferise1 He can be credited with the assembly line for mass production