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I have a sinking feeling that something horrible is going to hit China in, say, the next two-three decades. Not sure whether it'll be a cultural shift, economi

I have a sinking feeling that something horrible is going to hit China in, say, the next two-three decades. Not sure whether it'll be a cultural shift, economic collapse, but I think the way they're structured once it starts to falter it's going to explode in a really unpleasant way. Like exceeding Mao-level deaths. The West is messier, in a lot of ways, but I think they're more fault-tolerant.

Ostrogodsky 5y ago
> I have a sinking feeling that something horrible is going to hit China in, say, the next two-three decades. Welcome to the club, have a seat: https://preview.redd.it/1fq4rrk5ih921.jpg?width=800&auto=webp&s=72bfa5f372f5d7226ffb99c0461858d55fe4fa38 https://preview.redd.it/1fq4rrk5ih921.jpg?width=800&auto=web... > , but I think the way they're structured once it starts to falter it's going to explode in a really unpleasant way. Like exceeding Mao-level deaths. A wish is not an adecuate tool to forecast the future. > The West is messier, in a lot of ways, but I think they're more fault-tolerant. As shown by the COVID crisis Great, high quality, intellectually estimulating conversation in this thread.
rg111 5y ago
Isn't this the risk with all totalitarian, overly centralized systems?