[OC] The GDP of US Latinos is greater than Brazil’s and Mexico’s combined.Submitted by latinometrics t3_xy0pte in dataisbeautiful
Xenton t1_irevn2b wrote
OP does literally nothing all day but generate strangely cherry picked data to claim that American Latinos are great as separate from any other cultural group in America, including Americans.
Even saying the data is cherry picked isn't quite accurate. It's sponsored data generated by a community, of which OP is an active member, with direct personal interest in creating skewed data without a strong basis in statistical analysis.
This is not to say that Latinos and Americans with Latino heritage don't constitute a significant part of the American economy, but that the tools OP and his cohort use to isolate them from the remainder of the data and make claims like this are inherently flawed and border on the socially problematic.
too_long_didnt_read5 t1_irkbtm1 wrote
Taking a look on his profile it doesn’t seems like it, he barely make posts about US latinos.
As a Latin American, this post just seems to show how far behind economically we are compared to the people who emigrated to the US. Which makes perfect sense, since that the reason why they emigrated to begin with.
I think Americans are seem this way too much through the current political lens, which is extremely polarized between classes and ethnic groups.
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latinometrics OP t1_irf27lf wrote
Our mission is to display what's positive about Latin America, Latinos, and Latinas. Nobody pays us to do this. We're simply two Mexicans that want to see our region succeed, as I imagine you want to see yours.
You can call "finding metrics that speak to the potential of Latin America" cherry-picking if you'd like, but what we're posting is not made-up data.
FYI: We also post about things that we want to improve.
too_long_didnt_read5 t1_irkczjf wrote
Eh, I’m Brazilian and it feels like the Americans here are taking this way too much through their own point of view. Which right now is of and polarized country divided by race and class issues.
The biggest thing I take from this graph is how far behind the average Latin American is from people who emigrated to the US, not that it’s trying to preach about Latino superiority or cultivate divide; most of your post don’t even have anything to do with the Latino population on the US.
Keep up the good work, it’s fun and informative, if this sub don’t appreciate the Latin American communities here on Reddit surely will.
40for60 t1_irf9fhl wrote
With such economic strength why is the Latino voter turnout so poor, in your opinion? 2020 was the first time turnout was above 50%. Lots of untapped opportunity!
New-Cartographer8095 t1_irhkr78 wrote
We (Latinos/Hispanics/Lusophones) in the US are Americans. Much like most of us, we are aware of Latin America but that is not our home, it never was. Even though I'm currently living in Phuket, Thailand. Home for me is also, Northern California.
FYI. I'm thrid generation American who is also a polyglot. I don't see myself as a Lusophone/Latino, I see myself as a human being, a world citizen, who has the ability to live anywhere I desire.
This graph is very pompous and pretentious.
Latter_Adagio8945 t1_ish73e2 wrote
*calls a graph pompous and pretentious. Makes a pompous and pretentious post. Very Nor Cal though.
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