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We are in the early phases of decoupling. Teenagers are not an appropriate barometer for what is about to come.
by chitowneats 4y ago
We are in the early phases of decoupling. Teenagers are not an appropriate barometer for what is about to come.
- ilyt 4y agoNeither are some old people...
- ekianjo 4y agoOld people in power are the ones moving the needle, not the teenagers
- kidme5 4y agoNot for long
- tru3_power 4y agoWhy’s that
- slater 4y agoterminal decrepitude
- bobkazamakis 4y agothey haven't moved shit and there's no incentive for them to.
- vachina 4y ago> We are in the early phases of decoupling In other words, slave moved up the value chain and no longer wants to slave for their masters.
- Vt71fcAqt7 4y agoCan you explain what you mean by this? Japan, Taiwan and SK all moved up the value chain and are still US trade partners. I'm pretty sure it's the US that has "broken up" with china, not the other way around. Lastly, using the word slave to describe something other than slavery diminishes the value of the word. The US does not force China to make products for them.
- rbetts 4y agoOr future generations will look at ours as we look at the British who exploited India, or the Europeans who exploited the Americas, or the merchants of the triangular trade, or any of the other thousands of episodes of mass exploitation for profit. Fingers crossed for that and not a fascist uprising.
- creato 4y agoThis is laughably absurd. The last few decades have seen a massive reduction in poverty in China. China has had a huge trade surplus with the US for decades, and probably the rest of the world too. How on earth is that exploitation?
- chitowneats 4y agoIt is laughably absurd. Despite this, someone in the future will write their dissertation on this topic in the affirmative. They will be considered one of the great visionaries of their time in certain circles, despite being totally wrong.
- kelipso 4y agoThey'd be totally wrong if you are an entrepreneur and they'd be totally right if you're a lower class worker. Doubt you'd find a synthesis there.
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- fragmede 4y agoHow so? Teenagers, with some maturation, are literally "what is about to come". They're future adults.
- splistud 4y ago
- chitowneats 4y agoYes. In a few decades they will have power. Over the next one, they have very little.
- athrowaway12 4y agoI agree. TikTok going down wouldn't be the end of the world. But there is so much other reliance on Chinese manufacturing in the West: electronics, furniture, machinery, etc. https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/china-mongolia-taiwan/peoples-republic-china https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/china-mongolia-taiwan/peo... The transition to a bipolar world with a U.S. sphere and a Chinese sphere would be a huge shock to both sides. I don't know if it would be a fairer world or not; regardless, we all seem intent on doing this. This article is another in a long line of very scary news about the U.S.-China tensions. I hope diplomacy and peace will prevail eventually.
- tablespoon 4y ago> This article is another in a long line of very scary news about the U.S.-China tensions. I hope diplomacy and peace will prevail eventually. Write your representatives and ask them to bend the knee!
- athrowaway12 4y agoI disagree with your suggestion that diplomacy is necessarily a form of submission. Peace can still be made while maintaining a position of strength. For example, U.S.-Soviet relations.
- athrowaway12 4y agoAlso wanted to add the famous quote attributed to Goering at Nuremberg. https://www.mit.edu/people/fuller/peace/war_goering.html https://www.mit.edu/people/fuller/peace/war_goering.html "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."