World needs to wean itself off China, same as with Saudi. Transition off high-carbon energy and low-freedom Chinese labor. Using a cursed resource always has costly externalities.
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I’m starting to suspect the Chinese way is worse than the Soviet way, and when it collapses, the fallout will be far worse. I’m guessing 2030-35. The pseudo capitalist economics creates a false sense of security.
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Possibly earlier if they continue on their accelerated aggression roadmap.
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Kinda easy to forget that Hong Kong transfer was 23 years ago, so it’s not exactly a rapid reeling in. An HK generation has grown up post UK withdrawal. Still it’s like 90% of the reeling in has happened in the last year. Slowly then suddenly.
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The American system lasted about 150 years. The Soviet system about 70 years. The Chinese system will last perhaps 50. There are no permanent systems. Only permanent problems.
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Yep, I’m close to writing off the American system too. It’s not a 2 systems world, it’s a 0 systems world. We’re starting from scratch. Send me bitcoin to fund my plan to engineer a fresh start. There will be mansions.
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Very true for Russia too
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Democracies so harder to create that effect
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What about Venezuela and Cuba. They don’t have massive populations
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