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None of the real life stuff is relevant; it\'s about humans compared to other \'\'species\'\', not humans compared with each other. There\'s no point in explaining how Europe is not an example of the trope when nobody said it \'\'was\'\' an example in the first place. It\'s a JustifyingEdit to an example that\'s not even on the page.
Anyway, on a tangent, I\'ve never seen this trope used the way you seem to be thinking. The aliens and elves are never made to look inherently slow and stupid - it\'s that humans are developing unnaturally fast. You don\'t need to compare yourself to any other society and draw {{Unfortunate Implication}}s to find the inspiration for that theme: anyone who\'s lived long enough to feel completely lost by new technology has experienced it. This trope\'s about how quickly social changes and technology seem to be speeding up as a whole, not a comparison of one country to another.
Anyway, as I said, GeniusCountry may deserve its own trope page.
Anyway, on a tangent, I\'ve never seen this trope used the way you seem to be thinking. The aliens and elves are never made to look inherently slow and stupid - it\'s that humans are developing unnaturally fast. You don\'t need to compare yourself to any other society and draw {{Unfortunate Implication}}s to find the inspiration for that theme: anyone who\'s lived long enough to feel completely lost by new technology has experienced it. This trope\'s about how quickly social changes and technology seem to be speeding up as a whole, not a comparison of one country to another.
Anyway, as I said, GeniusCountry may deserve its own trope page.
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None of the real life stuff is relevant; it\\\'s about humans compared to other \\\'\\\'species\\\'\\\', not humans compared with each other. There\\\'s no point in explaining how Europe is not an example of the trope when nobody said it \\\'\\\'was\\\'\\\' an example in the first place. It\\\'s a JustifyingEdit to an example that\\\'s not even on the page.
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Anyway, on a tangent, I\'m wondering if you\'re a science-fiction fan. This trope\'s very common, but I\'ve never seen it used the way you seem to be thinking. The aliens and elves are never made to look inherently slow and stupid - it\'s that humans are developing unnaturally fast. You don\'t need to compare yourself to any other society and draw {{Unfortunate Implication}}s to find the inspiration for that theme: anyone who\'s lived long enough to feel completely lost by new technology has experienced it. This trope\'s about how quickly social changes and technology seem to be speeding up as a whole, not a comparison of one country to another.
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Anyway, on a tangent, I\\\'ve never seen this trope used the way you seem to be thinking. The aliens and elves are never made to look inherently slow and stupid - it\\\'s that humans are developing unnaturally fast. You don\\\'t need to compare yourself to any other society and draw {{Unfortunate Implication}}s to find the inspiration for that theme: anyone who\\\'s lived long enough to feel completely lost by new technology has experienced it. This trope\\\'s about how quickly social changes and technology seem to be speeding up as a whole, not a comparison of one country to another.
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None of the real life stuff is relevant; it\'s about humans compared to other \'\'species\'\', not humans compared with each other. There\'s no point in explaining how Europe is not an example of the trope when nobody said it \'\'was\'\' an example in the first place. It\'s a JustifyingEdit to an example that\'s not even on the page.
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None of the real life stuff is relevant; it\\\'s about humans compared to other \\\'\\\'species\\\'\\\', not humans compared with each other. There\\\'s no point in explaining how Europe is not an example of the trope when nobody said it \\\'\\\'was\\\'\\\' an example in the first place. It\\\'s a JustifyingEdit to an example that\\\'s not even on the page.
Anyway, on a tangent, I\\\'m wondering if you\\\'re a science-fiction fan. This trope\\\'s very common, but I\\\'ve never seen it used the way you seem to be thinking. The aliens and elves are never made to look inherently slow and stupid - it\\\'s that humans are developing unnaturally fast. You don\\\'t need to compare yourself to any other society and draw {{Unfortunate Implication}}s to find the inspiration for that theme: anyone who\\\'s lived long enough to feel completely lost by new technology has experienced it. This trope\\\'s about how quickly social changes and technology seem to be speeding up as a whole, not a comparison of one country to another.
Anyway, as I said, GeniusCountry may deserve its own trope page.
Anyway, on a tangent, I\\\'m wondering if you\\\'re a science-fiction fan. This trope\\\'s very common, but I\\\'ve never seen it used the way you seem to be thinking. The aliens and elves are never made to look inherently slow and stupid - it\\\'s that humans are developing unnaturally fast. You don\\\'t need to compare yourself to any other society and draw {{Unfortunate Implication}}s to find the inspiration for that theme: anyone who\\\'s lived long enough to feel completely lost by new technology has experienced it. This trope\\\'s about how quickly social changes and technology seem to be speeding up as a whole, not a comparison of one country to another.
Anyway, as I said, GeniusCountry may deserve its own trope page.
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None of the historical stuff is relevant; it\'s about humans compared to other species, not humans compared with each other. There\'s no point in explaining how Europe is not an example of the trope when nobody said it \'\'was\'\' an example in the first place. It\'s a JustifyingEdit to an example that\'s not even on the page.
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None of the real life stuff is relevant; it\\\'s about humans compared to other \\\'\\\'species\\\'\\\', not humans compared with each other. There\\\'s no point in explaining how Europe is not an example of the trope when nobody said it \\\'\\\'was\\\'\\\' an example in the first place. It\\\'s a JustifyingEdit to an example that\\\'s not even on the page.
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None of what you\'ve said is relevant. It is about humans compared to other species, not humans compared with each other, so there is no point in explaining how Europe is \'\'not\'\' an example of the trope when nobody said it \'\'was\'\' an example in the first place. It\'s a JustifyingEdit to an example that\'s not even on the page.
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None of the historical stuff is relevant; it\\\'s about humans compared to other species, not humans compared with each other. There\\\'s no point in explaining how Europe is not an example of the trope when nobody said it \\\'\\\'was\\\'\\\' an example in the first place. It\\\'s a JustifyingEdit to an example that\\\'s not even on the page.
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Just read the intro.
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Here\\\'s the intro:
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\'\'The great exception are \'\'\'humans\'\'\'. Somehow \'\'these talking plains apes\'\', who have \'\'only learned to walk fully upright a few hundred thousand years ago\'\', have mastered technology and civilization in a fraction of the time it took everyone else, \'\'despite their incredibly short individual lifespans\'\'. Or maybe it is that very brevity that drives humans, the sense that they don\'t have decades to spare and need to accomplish things now.\'\'
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\\\'\\\'The great exception are \\\'\\\'\\\'humans\\\'\\\'\\\'. Somehow \\\'\\\'these talking plains apes\\\'\\\', who have \\\'\\\'\\\'only learned to walk fully upright a few hundred thousand years ago\\\'\\\'\\\', have mastered technology and civilization in a fraction of the time it took everyone else, \\\'\\\'\\\'despite their incredibly short individual lifespans\\\'\\\'\\\'. Or maybe it is that very brevity that drives humans, the sense that they don\\\'t have decades to spare and need to accomplish things now.\\\'\\\'
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\'\'The great exception are \'\'\'humans\'\'\'. Somehow these talking plains apes, who have only learned to walk fully upright a few hundred thousand years ago, have mastered technology and civilization in a fraction of the time it took everyone else, despite their incredibly short individual lifespans. Or maybe it is that very brevity that drives humans, the sense that they don\'t have decades to spare and need to accomplish things now.\'\'
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\\\'\\\'The great exception are \\\'\\\'\\\'humans\\\'\\\'\\\'. Somehow \\\'\\\'these talking plains apes\\\'\\\', who have \\\'\\\'only learned to walk fully upright a few hundred thousand years ago\\\'\\\', have mastered technology and civilization in a fraction of the time it took everyone else, \\\'\\\'despite their incredibly short individual lifespans\\\'\\\'. Or maybe it is that very brevity that drives humans, the sense that they don\\\'t have decades to spare and need to accomplish things now.\\\'\\\'
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None of what you\'ve said is relevant. Nothing in this page is talking about terrestrial cultures, so there is no point in explaining how Europe is \'\'not\'\' an example of the trope when nobody said it \'\'was\'\' an example in the first place.
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None of what you\\\'ve said is relevant. It is about humans compared to other species, not humans compared with each other, so there is no point in explaining how Europe is \\\'\\\'not\\\'\\\' an example of the trope when nobody said it \\\'\\\'was\\\'\\\' an example in the first place. It\\\'s a JustifyingEdit to an example that\\\'s not even on the page.
