US decline is more in line with global sentiment than it is with fact. The country is still unrivaled in higher education, cultural production, and technological innovation. American universities are among the best in the world, as assessed by several global university rankings, so it’s no surprise the US attracts more international students than anywhere else. The US’s contribution to academic research also exceeds that of any other country. American film, television, and music industries continue to set the pace and trends for the rest of the world and it is unlikely that the dominance of Hollywood will decline anytime soon. And as home to Silicon Valley and some of the largest tech companies in the world – Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft to name a few – America leads the way in technology and innovation.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "US decline is more in line with global sentiment than it is with fact. The country is still unrivaled in higher education, cultural production, and technological innovation. American universities are among the best in the world, as assessed by several global university rankings, so it’s no surprise the US attracts more international students than anywhere else. The US’s contribution to academic research also exceeds that of any other country. American film, television, and music industries continue to set the pace and trends for the rest of the world and it is unlikely that the dominance of Hollywood will decline anytime soon. And as home to Silicon Valley and some of the largest tech companies in the world – Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft to name a few – America leads the way in technology and innovation." in the context of "The Soft Power 30: A Global Ranking of Soft Power 2017 (2017), Portland; USC Center on Public Diplomacy, p. 45" to mean that wisdom is timeless.