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> a billion+ humans as inept drones under the iron grip of a tyrant Drones, no, but it's very instructive to look at what the elites of China do. Many who achi
by prottog 4y ago
> a billion+ humans as inept drones under the iron grip of a tyrant
Drones, no, but it's very instructive to look at what the elites of China do. Many who achieve success in China spend significant resources to have a foot out the door, because they know that success is fleeting, depending on remaining in favor of the CCP. Even Xi Jinping's daughter went to school in the US.
If the CCP is actually so benign and China is well run and a good place to be, why does that happen?
- hakfoo 4y agoOptimization goals? They could be targeting economic policy around the, say, 1.3 billion or so non-elites. A few million at the top may see a net burden in "we have to be responsive to overall planning goals" and "we might have less raw economic opportunity", but maybe it's a choice the CCP is willing to make. At least on an aggregate, society-wide level, the quality-of-life metrics do seem to be pointing in the right direction. I don't think "schooling in the US" is inherently a culpable thing. Premier American universities are globally very highly respected, and I could see value in "cross training" to make sure they're not missing any good ideas worth investigating.