This is the most condesending comment section I’ve seen in a while

Huh, even if it isn’t what I’m looking for it looks good. I might check it out

It might be, but at the same time it’s not ringing any bells. It does fit all the criteria though, the only issue is that I’m pretty sure the American book and Chinese book had a similar plot, which isn’t existent in this case.

But then again, my memory isnt great, so it might be it. Thank you for trying though

I hate having to quote someone I’m 99% sure is a liberal and 99.9% sure is not a communist, but PhilosophyTube said it best that, “voting with your wallet means that people with no money get no votes.”

Maybe, but my main issue is that it doesn’t change anything. Let’s say we assume that we are in a simulation…what now? If you had 100% irrefutable proof of it, what would we do? And if you can’t convince others, what would change on an individual level? I still feel pain and love and sadness, so it’s kinda pointless, i feel anyway.

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It’s the article I’m replying too here. (Also the top comment has a link to a site the writer has made which tracks it over time)

The actual unemployment rate being nearly 24% makes me actually nauseous

Well, it’s a little more complex but I think it has the same conclusion. You have to look at a theoretical perspective as well. You have to ask “is this a fundamental issue with the political-economic system of the people’s republic of China, or is it some form of mistake or flaw natural of the economic period existing within and without china” Because you technically could make a maoist or anarchist argument that China should be replaced with a new system, so youre not replacing China with “the average nation.” However the answer is more along the lines that it is flaw but not indicative or damning of the general progressive trend of the people’s republic.

Also, like this is so many degrees removed from China. It’s a company owned by the state, who owns a minority stake in another company, being criticized for a pipeline in a foreign country.