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China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’
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Amazing arc, like watching the last 120 years in the US compressed down to a couple decades. From rural to industrial powerhouse to the kids going “fuck this shit”.
What’s next?
Fascism of course, just like we are heading towards.
To be clear, I violently oppose fascism, just that it seems to be to historical outcome of socially disconnected youth about the time they hit adulthood. Those disaffected youth become the audience that charismatic dictator-wannabes can manipulate.
China MAY be able to avoid this as their social controls are far more strict but with the internet and how tech savvy the disaffected Chinese youth are, this isn't a guarantee.
Yes blame the "youth" when the average age of our politicians is 65. Makes perfect sense.
Gullible people are partially to be blamed.
What you mean like the fucking Boomers who keep voting for these pieces of shit? Yeah I agree.
A lot less of them now Covid is here, bada bum tisss
Yes this is true but there is nothing you can do to fix gullible people so no action can be taken to mitigate their idiocy.
I don't care about blame, I just want to stop our nation from falling into fascism.