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UNCOVERED: Usa cultural decline posts - Caught on Camera
Throughout the years, Americans have been one of the proudest nations in the world. The U.S. has dominated popular culture since the 20th century, remained the economic and military superpower, and has generally been referred to as the land of dreams. In recent years, that has changed. According to Gallup, Americans' pride in being American dipped to a historic low in 2025.
Some might even say that there is a cultural decline in the U.S. happening right in front of our eyes. Bored Panda has searched the Internet for the most relevant and poignant posts about what it's like to live in the United States of America at the moment. Is the U.S. still the land of the free? Scroll and see for yourselves!
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#1
Even German Patriotism Is Superior
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#2
Agreed
Onan Hag All 1 day ago (edited)
No one ever went broke underestimating the stupidity of the American public.
#3
Truth About How The Economy Works
If you think the people who posted these entries are just critical doomsayers, you'd be wrong. Other people online with some expertise are pointing out that the 2020s might be the worst decade for American popular culture, for example. Music critic and historian Ted Gioia has declared on his Substack, The Honest Broker, that America no longer has any "creative energy."
In an interview with The Atlantic, Gioia said that nowadays, everything seems like a regurgitation of something from the past. Countless reboots and revivals of movies and TV shows, the unwillingness of entertainment companies to take risks, and social media algorithms that show us "slight variations of our favorite things" are all part of a plan by mysterious forces to impose stagnation on us, according to Gioia.
#4
And Somehow Americans Can't Connect The Dots For Why It Isn't Working
#5
The People Are Tired
#6
Governments Can Help Their People; It's A Matter Of Priorities
SM 1 day ago (edited)
America is a capitalistic country where a good number of the people don't know how to compare costs or will take the most expensive alternative just to spite people that have fallen on bad times. Ideas like it is better to have people line up at the emergency room instead of providing preventative care.
Take a moment to think about your tastes, Pandas. When you think about the movies, books, and music that you enjoy and watch/read/listen to and come back to repeatedly, what decade are they from? Are you a fan of contemporary entertainment, or do you find yourself thinking, "It was better in the old days"?
Evidence would suggest that the latter is truer. In 2024, for example, people listened to more music that was released in the years before than to newly released music. There is also a trend that every year, "catalog music" (18 months or older) takes up a greater percentage of the albums people stream online.
#7
Many Americans Still Haven't Caught On
#8
This Argument Requires Ignoring Who It Affects
Geoffrey Scott 1 day ago
While Walmart employs people for low wages and benefit packages that are unaffordable, forcing the employees to rely on SNAP and Medicaid. The employees presumably shop there and use SNAP cards for their purchases..pretty good racket. I've pointed this out to my Conservative rep, you should too!
#9
Meanwhile, The Us Is Rolling Back Child Labor Laws!!!
In 2024, 72.6% of total album-equivalent music consumption in the United States was catalog music. In 2025, that share was even higher. Only 24.2% of new ("current") music accounted for streams in the U.S., while 75.8% were of "old," catalog music. While not particularly alarming, it still signals a trend that people might not be interested in music that comes out nowadays.
#10
Corporate Greed In Numbers
#11
Rent Doubled. Pay Didn’t. Now What
Laszlo Larthlanc 1 day ago
Amen. My first apartment was a furnished studio apartment that went for $115 USD in 1974. I was paying $185 a month for a one bedroom apartment in 1986. I moved to a different county that had no rent control and I couldn't get a room in someone's house for less than $400 a month. I wound up living in a $200 a month 18 foot trailer in someone's back yard for 10 years. Today, apartments are no less than $1600 a month, and houses regularly rent for over $4000 a month. I've really had to cut back on my avocado toast /s
#12
Semantics
Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 1 day ago (edited)
Facts. And now we can add ICE to the secret police.
It's not just music: people think that movies, fashion, TV, and sports have all gotten worse in the 2020s. In fact, in YouGov's 2024 poll about the best and worst decades, Americans named the 2020s as the worst of the last century. There is, however, a certain amount of bias when it comes to these types of polls. People have a tendency to remember the decades when they were children as the best and perceive the current times as the worst.
#13
Israelis Get Free College And Healthcare Though 👍
Colleen Glim 1 day ago
Been saying this for years and I’m not even American. If the US spent a quarter of their military budget on healthcare, they’d have healthier people and one of the best healthcare systems in the world. But they insist on winning a pissing contest and sacrificing their citizens
#14
The American Government Blaming Their Own Population For Their Suffering Rather Than Helping Them
#15
College In The U.S. Is Priced Like A Luxury, Sold Like A Necessity
For example, many Americans think this is the worst decade for the economy. But when we look at the Great Depression (when unemployment exceeded even the biggest numbers we saw during the lockdown in 2020), it can give us perspective. Still, almost anything related to politics can be explained by which party is in the government. "People whose party is in the White House always have more favorable sentiment than people who don't," director of the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers Joanne Hsu told WaPo. "And this has widened over time."
#16
Monetizing Survival And Calling It Freedom
Callum Young 1 day ago
Basic capitalism. Start moving to cooperative economic/lifestyle options.
#17
We Live In A World Where You Can Pay For Insurance And Still Not Afford Care
#18
How Americans Are Greeted In Norway
What the YouGov researchers have also found in their 2024 survey is that despite thinking that the many things that made the U.S. great are gone, this decade is still the one they would rather live in. Experts say that this is a natural part of "declinism," the belief that the world is getting worse. Even when we're on vacation, we often don't enjoy the trip to the fullest during it and focus on our lost luggage and the annoying mosquito bites. When we get home and a few days pass, though, the trip doesn't seem that bad, and we would actually gladly do it all over again.
#19
Want Kids? Cool.. Can You Afford Them?
#20
How It Works
#21
Not Much To Say About This One
What do you think about the current state of the U.S., Pandas? Do you buy into the declinist view that everything in America is going down the toilet? Or do you think it's just doomsayers blowing it out of proportion? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! And be sure to check out some things that are normal to Americans but that the non-American mind cannot comprehend.
#22
Rejected Their "Generous" Unpaid One Week Trial
#23
Experience Requirements Are Getting Ridiculous
#24
We’re Paying More, Getting Less, And Quality Is Worse
Touhou Youyoumu 1 day ago (edited)
This pisses me off, more and more as companies give less and less, keep same price.
#25
America’s Retirement Plan
#26
United States Of Convenience
#28
Americans Can’t Handle Nudity
#29
The American Mind Can't Comprehend
#30
Paul Ryan Touts $1.50/Wk Pay Rise But Gets M*****ed By Words
#31
Us Healthcare Strikes Again
#32
Palestine Twitter 🙄
#33
Guy Thinks Jambalaya And Cornbread Aren’t American 💀💀
Dan Holden 1 day ago
I agree with most of these posts, but gatekeeping food is just f*****g stupid. For example, as someone mentioned in the comments, tomatoes originated in the Americas. Does that mean all of the Italian dishes that contain tomato sauce aren't really Italian? If you look hard enough, you'll find that the foods that different cultures eat often have ingredients, techniques etc that originated somewhere else. Food is ever evolving around the world. Just enjoy the d**n food instead of bickering about whether it's truly from where it claims to be from.
#34
Those Evil Socialists Are Hiding Their Homeless In Homes
#35
It's Time To Face Reality
#36
Girl Thinks America Hasn’t Won A War Since Ww2
#37
When Did America Stop Prioritizing America?
#38
What Do You Think About This?
#39
“Criminally”
Sue User 1 day ago
When I informed my therapist we would have to stop as I was being laid off, he urgently contacted his boss to see if anything could be done. To his credit, he shared the reply: " It would be unethical to treat without payment". I felt sorry for him as he seemed more upset than me.
#40
..and I’m Supposed To Save For Retirement?
#41
Time To Pack Your Bags!
#42
We’re Calling This ‘The Market’ Instead Of Looting, And That’s The Problem
Colleen Glim 1 day ago
You just summed up the housing crisis in half a paragraph. Let me condense it further. Housing crisis=greed
#43
Seen In Seattle, Washington
#44
Very Normal Country
#45
Student Loans Are The Expense People Can’t Get Rid Of
Geoffrey Scott 1 day ago
Any impending or recent graduate gets the 'trades' advice from me. "Little debt, $45k/yr BEFORE overtime".
#46
Lmfao
marianne eliza 1 day ago
The continent America includes Canada. North America. The country USA does not include Canada.
#47
The United States Is A Failed State
Laszlo Larthlanc 1 day ago
Reminds me of the lines to buy a single loaf of bread at GUM (State Department Store) in Moscow's Red Square when Nikita Khrushchev was First Secretary of the Communist Party.
#48
Best Synopsis I've Seen Yet
#49
I Prefer Historically Accurate Games
#50
Found This 😂
#51
I See This A Good Amount On Reddit
Touhou Youyoumu 1 day ago
I get it, but did kind of vote the orange clown in for a 2nd term. All kind of a moot point.
#52
This Is Evil
#53
I Guess She’s Never Heard Of The Us Southwest
Laszlo Larthlanc 1 day ago
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the UK is 40.3°C (104.5°F), a record set on 19 July 2022 at Coningsby in Lincolnshire, England. The highest officially recognized air temperature in the US (and the world) is 134°F (56.7°C), recorded at Furnace Creek (Greenland Ranch) in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913. While Death Valley is arid, it is considered an inhabited location. Modern, more reliable, high temperatures often reach 130°F (54.4°C) in the same area. In more inhabited areas, the highest temperature ever recorded in Tucson, Arizona, is (117°F, 47.2°C), which was recorded on June 26, 1990. It gets hot here. (The Australians are chuckling. :-) )
#54
Wait Till They Figure Out Americans Use The Word Autumn Too
#55
Europeans Trying Not To Cherry Pick:
fly on the wall 1 day ago
Still the fact is Cuba has the higher literacy rate. This is amazing because it has been under strict sanctions and not allowed to prosper for decades. Where would it be if allowed to develop
#56
Found A Rare America Good Post
#57
Don’t Mess With Texas…
#58
The Famously “Very Weak” U.S. Air Force
nottheactualphoto 1 day ago
The Heritage Foundation brought us "project 2025." They don't have a leg to stand on.
#59
Nobody Likes Americans!
#60
Japan Has Anti Homeless Benches
#61
Til Europeans Can’t Gain Weight
#62
We Can't Even Use Our Own Flag😭
#63
Americans Are Homeless; Uyghurs Have Nice Homes
TheGreaterDebater 1 day ago
This is not even close to the average American home. It is a reality for some Americans, but not most.
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sofacushionfort 1 day ago (edited)
These criticisms from Europeans range from perfectly valid to entirely self-congratulatory. One I didn’t see listed, and as an American believe to be the most critical error of American society: the Electoral College. It politically enables all the same worst instincts found in almost every other nation, but explains why they aren’t held hostage to those instincts like America: both demagoguery and elitism, racial supremacy, patriarchy, militarism, etc.
YaMomma 1 day ago
Europeans are falling for the same trap Americans fell into. We let our pride get to us (American Exceptionalism and all). Now they feel that same way, but they can’t see it. We are now experiencing the consequences of that hubris…. They should take the warning.
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Rob D 1 day ago (edited)
Thanks BP. How did you know I wanted to start my morning with gut burning rage? God I f*****g hate sharing this country with our uniquely sociopathic conservatives. Reading stuff like this reminds me of why people fed Christians to f*****g lions. ...because there isn't even a glimmer of solving a single one of these issues in a 2 party system with an entire political party hijacked by religious fanatics.
Rob D 1 day ago (edited)
Our most liberal party is conservative. It all boils down to this. Why is a longer discussion.
Caffeinated Ape 13 hours ago
That's it in a nutshell, really. The self-proclaimed "conservatives" aren't. They're retrogressives.
Load More Replies... sofacushionfort 1 day ago (edited)
These criticisms from Europeans range from perfectly valid to entirely self-congratulatory. One I didn’t see listed, and as an American believe to be the most critical error of American society: the Electoral College. It politically enables all the same worst instincts found in almost every other nation, but explains why they aren’t held hostage to those instincts like America: both demagoguery and elitism, racial supremacy, patriarchy, militarism, etc.
YaMomma 1 day ago
Europeans are falling for the same trap Americans fell into. We let our pride get to us (American Exceptionalism and all). Now they feel that same way, but they can’t see it. We are now experiencing the consequences of that hubris…. They should take the warning.
Load More Replies... Rob D 1 day ago (edited)
Thanks BP. How did you know I wanted to start my morning with gut burning rage? God I f*****g hate sharing this country with our uniquely sociopathic conservatives. Reading stuff like this reminds me of why people fed Christians to f*****g lions. ...because there isn't even a glimmer of solving a single one of these issues in a 2 party system with an entire political party hijacked by religious fanatics.
Rob D 1 day ago (edited)
Our most liberal party is conservative. It all boils down to this. Why is a longer discussion.
Caffeinated Ape 13 hours ago
That's it in a nutshell, really. The self-proclaimed "conservatives" aren't. They're retrogressives.
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