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I think this is why the Chinese social pact works so well. The majority of people are perfectly fine giving up their private sphere to the government, if the re
by camillomiller 5y ago
I think this is why the Chinese social pact works so well. The majority of people are perfectly fine giving up their private sphere to the government, if the return is prosperity and economic growth, which so fare the Chinese Govt. has been able to provide. Nobody knows what would happen if that prosperity slows down, or ceases. In that case I suspect that “freedom of expression” could become a viable social currency again.
In the end it’s not that different from the social networks pact we’ve silently accepted in the west: our private sphere for shots of dopamine. The difference is what we have in return is much more fleeting, and the only ones benefiting are the social network companies getting richer and richer by trafficking our data.
- harimau777 5y agoI think that could be part of the reason for the growing unrest and anger in America. The prosperity side of the agreement has disappeared for many people (e.g. home ownership, ability to live off of a single spouse working a single job, opportunity to raise kids).
- OneTimePetes 5y ago> That pact only looks like working working well from the outside. Travel into the mainland, get hammered with some local colleagues, they will tell you what they really think about there "benevolent leading party". Don't trust the crap the party shouts about itself in its outlets to the west.
- uselesscynicism 5y agoLet's ask the Uighurs and Tibetans how that social pact is working out. Or Hong Kong residents that prefer democracy. Why is there so much pro-CCP propaganda on this site? "That's why the Chinese social pact works so well" so well according to you, maybe, shill.