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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

I love this so much

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 days ago (8 children)

Well tbf, even though it's strictly banned in China there are still some cases of it happening in rural areas.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 5 days ago (6 children)

[–] [email protected] 47 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Norway actually does.
Source: Am norwegiam. Am parent.

In the US? Lol, no.
Source: I work with a bunch of Texans.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Few things blew my mind even though I've been a big fan of Chinese economic and political policy for a while

They actually really like Soviet Culture, the marching soldiers and flags etc. Soviet rock like Kino and the like is very popular!

They're casually Marxist, its not something they have to fight to learn about so socialism is a casual existence for them. I figured the youth would be "too cool or hip" but doesn't seem to be the case

They're very similar as gamers, they really like shooters like battlefield and cs go. I assume their MMOs are different but I'm asking about that

It truly is a massive cultural exchange the likes of which have never been seen before. I'm trying to find out if they grew up on the same games, Morrowind Deus Ex Thief Ultima Online D&D etc

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I still don't believe the TEMU bit though

[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I like how one person said they don't use child labour because they are inefficient. If they were efficient though ...

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[+] [email protected] 61 points 5 days ago (141 children)

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Edit: the removed comment said that the social credit score existed based on this Wikimedia article.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_System

In the Wikipedia article itself:

There has been a widespread misconception that China operates a nationwide and unitary social credit "score" based on individuals' behavior, leading to punishments if the score is too low. Media reports in the West have sometimes exaggerated or inaccurately described this concept.[7][8][9] In 2019, the central government voiced dissatisfaction with pilot cities experimenting with social credit scores. It issued guidelines clarifying that citizens could not be punished for having low scores, and that punishments should only be limited to legally defined crimes and civil infractions. As a result, pilot cities either discontinued their point-based systems or restricted them to voluntary participation with no major consequences for having low scores.[7][10] According to a February 2022 report by the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), a social credit "score" is a myth as there is "no score that dictates citizen's place in society".[7]