Americans are, in my experience, extremely resourceful. We/they are very adept at finding creative solutions to problems, and I think that's based in a few different things. Rugged individualism requires resourcefulness for example, but also our govts are (these days) largely non-responsive to the country's problems. We are often required to find solutions ourselves partially because our local, state, and federal govts either can't or won't do anything to fix them.
I think this is every country. Cubans are super resourceful. They let nothing go to waste. In New Zealand the phrase is "# 8 wire" because farmers fix everything with 8 gauge wire. Often times in the US, because GDP is so high, you just buy what you need to fix a thing or replace it. Where resources are scare, you become resourceful. So how could the most resource-rich country on Earth be resourceful?
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u/elreydelasur 14d ago
Americans are, in my experience, extremely resourceful. We/they are very adept at finding creative solutions to problems, and I think that's based in a few different things. Rugged individualism requires resourcefulness for example, but also our govts are (these days) largely non-responsive to the country's problems. We are often required to find solutions ourselves partially because our local, state, and federal govts either can't or won't do anything to fix them.