Still can’t believe the official Chinese Covid fatalatity statistics of just over 4634. Even if it’s “only” an order of magnitude off and the real number is 46k it’s still unbelievably good. Hard to believe authoritarian control works that perfectly. Anyone have alt estimates?
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This table is in many ways the future map of the world. Similarity of Covid performance is the new top geopolitical affinity variable. It mostly mirrors old affinities but not exactly.https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-maps-and-cases/ …
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the prize is not needing to ever support another human in any material way no matter how small
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also never getting any support yourself
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ideology / authoritarianism
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Game: see how far you can get ignoring your unique historical advantages and claiming it's civic virtue Prize: having history catch up to you
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Game: think in absolutes, prize: gold medal in deaths
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The game: don't do any work as President. The prize: don't do any work as Pres, earn a fortune, build nego power with creditors. Perhaps not such a stupid game after all. You assume he thinks COVID is something he has to deal with. Nope. Stock boom, tax cuts, rallies, emoluments.
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Also, freedom and equality are inevitably diametrically opposed. Prediction: it's a pendulum, and ~5 years from now will probably be peak freedom. Equality will be enforced by e.g. Jaron Lanier's "digital Maoism," which may not look like Maoism at all, of course.
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The Game: free to be me. The cowboy way. Every man for themselves. The Prize: pride in one’s own accomplishments. Exoneration from responsibility and guilt about outcomes for others.
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