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The reality is that most USians and EUians still have some 1990 view of what Asia and China is. Or they cope with some 'freedom' or 'slave labor' anecdotes. My
by umeshunni 2y ago
The reality is that most USians and EUians still have some 1990 view of what Asia and China is. Or they cope with some 'freedom' or 'slave labor' anecdotes.
My comment on another thread about how China is now a developed country was downvoted by some HNer who swallowed some Guardian anecdote: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43627315 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43627315
Exponential growth is a hard concept to internalize.
- jjulius 2y agoHN frowns upon griping about downvotes, and encourages a discussion around why someone's point or rebuttal might be wrong. Just sayin'...
- refurb 2y agoDeveloped country covers a huge swath of living standard. China has a development level similar to Thailand, which while not undeveloped, is far from the living standards in the US or Western Europe.