I said back in 2000 or so that if the Chinese built a space industry, I would gladly learn Mandarin. But they have not done it either. I suppose I should be glad since they're also not dropping rocks on us from orbit, but still. When we gonna go?
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Easier said than done, trust me.
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They won't outpace demographic collapse so no. They will become Europe's Big Mexico in the future and not much else. Everyone will be like "lol, what happened to China in 20-30 years"
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Heinlein said that over 60 years ago
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In 1819, just before the revolution of 1821, Ali Pasha, the ottoman ruler of Epirus, is quoted thus: "You Greeks must have big ideas in your head. You no longer name your children Yiannis, Petros, Kostas, but Leonidas, Themistocles, Aristides. You're certainly up to something"
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In case it isn't clear to the non-Greek reader, the first set of names are Christian names, whereas the second set of names are distinctly ancient Greek in origin. Quote translated from: http://www.academy.edu.gr/files/02_01_pr_rg.pdf …
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