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Evolutionary psych professor; wrote some books. Into the deep past & far future, esp. genes, minds, civilizations, sex, freedom, families, & Effective Altruism.

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    1. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Oct 25

      Imagine how exciting & inspiring it must be to be young & talented in China today, living through a massive civilizational renaissance, with national pride & hope for the future. We're failing young people in America if they can't feel the same.pic.twitter.com/XbrZVtuKF1

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      Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Oct 25

      PS. I know that China has many problems. I didn't claim it's perfect. My point was about 1.3 billion people feeling a sense of national progress, pride, and hope.

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        2. Bimal‏ @bimald Oct 25
          Replying to @primalpoly

          ...like Germans and Japanese in 1930s 😎.

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        3. Erwan Le Corre‏Verified account @ErwanLeCorre Oct 25
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          And the predictable consequences of expansionism.

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        2. Matthew Pirkowski‏ @MattPirkowski Oct 25
          Replying to @primalpoly

          Unfortunately, after spending a decent part of 2017 working across China, I came away with the sense that such progress is increasingly used as a rationale for the forced homogenization of thought. It's impressive in a sense, but extreme in its mandatory ideological conformity.

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        3. Matthew Pirkowski‏ @MattPirkowski Oct 25
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          That said, it's also an extremely powerful resource, and definitely shades into a deeply felt sense that it is "China's time" to effectively take control of the world.

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        2. Erwan Le Corre‏Verified account @ErwanLeCorre Oct 25
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          I have lived several years in China. Nationalism is both part of their culture and also a systematic governmental indoctrination from a young age, making national pride very potent. I prefer it to be cultural, organic, present in national education but not heavily so.

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        1. Otis Manousakos‏ @OtisManousakos Oct 25
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          It fuels Renaissances. They even have a burgeoning stand up comedy circuit. They coming up with very discreet ways to subvert free speech restrictions. It’s fascinating.

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        1. Jeshua D. Noel‏ @jeshuadnoel Oct 26
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          National pride as a result of widespread propaganda, misinformation, and abuse. Have you been to China?

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        1. Alex Shulepov‏ @AlexShulepov7 Oct 26
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          They also feel constant surveillance and complete absence of basic civil liberties.

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        1. Roland‏ @Roland778 Oct 25
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          That 1.3 billion Chinese are succeeding so amazingly well and feeling all that pride without regard for liberal democracy and natural rights should be terrifying to the elites of the West, but so much success for elites here has caused them to become badly unhinged from reality.

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        2. NorthboundTrain‏ @NorthboundTrain Oct 25
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          Nothing bolsters national pride and confidence quite like a state-controlled media.

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        3. Jason Dunn‏ @Jasonngoose Oct 25
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          More so than the media being owned by 5 corporations.

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        1. NWA‏ @Normbulance Oct 26
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          LoL and the inability to speak out against the government. Progress is them joining the free world anything short of that is lipstick on a pig.

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        1. ryan‏ @khia2333 Oct 26
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          Amazing what happens when free enterprise allows for making things. All those disappeared manufacturing jobs look pretty good now.

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        1. Navyblue_chef‏ @ChefNavyblue Oct 26
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          I agree with you. The times we live in are the best and worst. Self worth is nothing if we are destroying each other. I am very proud of my country and our prime minister @jacindaardern

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        1. Dann Moesta‏ @DannMoesta Oct 26
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          But that’s definitely not happening in China. About 400 MM have access to the resources to feel what you are describing. An absolutely horrifying # commit suicide at work. A large chunk are starving in the hinterland. No government system can fix administrative overwhelm.

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        1. Holtz‏ @Biorealism Oct 26
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          Yes, a lot are fleeing to the West to escape pollution and corruption

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        1. 卫‏ @YoJNTFCZ9nl4vMf Oct 25
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          当今的中国日新月异,辣椒先生只是当今中国的一种有些偏激的观点

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        1. invertedforest‏ @inverted4rest Oct 25
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          You know who else felt "a sense of national progress, pride, and hope" ? The USSR youngsters.

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