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3 sats \ 3 replies \ @OT OP 13 Oct \ parent \ on: Western Executives Visiting China Come Back Terrified econ
You're probably right, but the pace and the scale is unprecedented though. The good thing for the CCP is that people generally know that they get little benefits (health & welfare). This makes families more reliant on each other and may end up for a period of time having one working for the group.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 13 Oct
I disagree that if is unprecedented. The advances in technology have slowed massively in the 21st century. But more importantly what are you and I gonna do about it. Slow down technology advancement? That's the goverment's job.
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47 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT OP 13 Oct
Well... There hasn't ever been a billion people moving into retirement age around the same time.
what are you and I gonna do about it.
That's why we stack sats isn't it?
For me personally I've worked some pretty sh$tty jobs in my time. I'm happy to learn a new skill or even do a repetitive boring one as long as I can listen to an audio book or pod.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 14 Oct
I've worked some pretty sh$tty jobs in my time
Same here. Thankful for what I have and I am trying to stay humble and stack sats. Trying to be prepared if times get tough or even if they don't.
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