I’m starting to think the America A/B heuristic has a lot of unity,...
Justin Slaughter@JBSDC
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Sep 20, 2026
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I’m starting to think the America A/B heuristic has a lot of unity, especially for explaining to urban, urbane folks how they’re in a cultural bubble.
To that end, here’s a breakdown of different cultural totems fall, & a solid Dem nominee in ‘28 will love some America B items.
To that end, here’s a breakdown of different cultural totems fall, & a solid Dem nominee in ‘28 will love some America B items.
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Things that are America B:
- Kids birthday party at a fast food restaurant
- Lu Lu Roe or other direct sales network
- Any Disney vacation
- Large trucks or boats
- Anything at a lake
- Career aspiration is to own a car dealership or a McDonalds
- Kids birthday party at a fast food restaurant
- Lu Lu Roe or other direct sales network
- Any Disney vacation
- Large trucks or boats
- Anything at a lake
- Career aspiration is to own a car dealership or a McDonalds
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Things that are America A:
- Birthday at a playhouse, artist space or dance studio
- No involvement in any financial network via friends except investments
- Any ski vacation
- Summer house on a coast north of Chesapeake or LA:
- Anything Ivy
- Career aspiration: to write a book
- Birthday at a playhouse, artist space or dance studio
- No involvement in any financial network via friends except investments
- Any ski vacation
- Summer house on a coast north of Chesapeake or LA:
- Anything Ivy
- Career aspiration: to write a book
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Also America A: anything that involves a trip to Europe as a family vacation (that isn’t a family reunion of some kind).
