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zapad '81 at home:

pākehā ‘kiwi’ identity is so goddamn cringe

LBJ if u ignore the vietnam war, Carter. Probably JFK too.

the ‘german engineering’ meme is so cringe i hope it gets mineshafted ASAP.

That more or less aligns with what I’ve heard about rural areas.

im an honorary white person so long as i express the acceptable (read: commodified) elements of east-asian immigrant culture.

The major urban centres that have all the cutting edge infrastructure and ‘treats’ aren’t in actuality much better than major Western cities when it comes to cost of living, there isn’t an enormous gap in any direction (positive or negative) when it comes to living in Shenzhen vs Seoul or even NYC. (I think, I haven’t actually been to major American cities.) The majority of these improvements when it comes to affordability, home ownership, poverty alleviation etc. are mostly happening in ‘Tier 2’ cities which are still big by western standards but don’t really have the same amenities. I’d say it’s worth it, and in general yes China is making more progress than the West but it’s important to understand where specifically and for which demographics these improvements are actually occurring for.

Source: Some of my family are Chinese.

scrivener and affinity’s products are much nicer. i don’t even know if there’s a foss version of scrivener to be fair, but i basically haven’t used any other word processor since purchasing it.

well the stats come from the chinese government, are you just going to trust their stats? they’re probably lying about the numbers, don’t be so gullible!1!!11