I agree about the Nordic countries, and I attempt to explain the difference between American and Nordic cultures in geological terms, in the articles below.

You can read about the pseudonym in the metamodernism Wiki page (third link).

https://medium.com/grim-tidings/does-the-nordic-model-work-only-in-a-cold-climate-595e9fdfe917?sk=9e75a7cbc3979f5eb31be087a96fc1c2

https://aninjusticemag.com/does-global-warming-guarantee-autocracy-in-the-usa-151987a4256a?sk=333ca2257bc05671809e77915127beb4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamodernism#:~:text=Hanzi%20Freinacht%20is%20the%20pen,A%20Metamodern%20Guide%20to%20Politics.