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The original was posted on /r/thedeprogram by /u/Important_Trouble_11 on 2025-02-09 13:40:25+00:00.
There are some paragraphs praising China, a decent amount of “China is still fucked up”, mixed with a “the west is just as fucked though” mixed in. Like
“Shenzhen is building the future at factory-floor speed, the West is too busy self-sabotaging to keep up, and the tech oligarchs aren’t interested in lifting society—just in owning it.”
“By the 2010s, Shenzhen had stopped being just a factory. It had become a full-fledged innovation hub, churning out brands that didn’t just copy what Japan had done but redefined it entirely. If you still think ‘Made in China’ means cheap, disposable tech, you might also still be waiting for Blockbuster to make a comeback.”
"Why Shenzhen Moves Faster Than the Rest of the World Shenzhen has something Silicon Valley and Tokyo don’t:
Instant access to every component imaginable An infrastructure built for rapid prototyping A workforce trained to bring ideas to life—fast"
“Because these days, the most unhinged political crackdowns aren’t just happening in Beijing. They’re happening in Washington, D.C., where lawmakers are letting the U.S. morph into an unchecked oligarchy.”
"Maybe that’s why, for the first time in decades, the world isn’t staring at China with the same level of dread. Not because China is suddenly a beacon of freedom—far from it. But because it’s getting harder to believe that the alternative is much better.
It’s not that we trust China. It’s that we’re starting to distrust the U.S. governing elite just as much."
Then, in what can only be described as a capitalist science experiment, China designated it a Special Economic Zone, meaning it could do business differently than the rest of the country. Looser rules. Fewer restrictions. Open floodgates.
They’re saying that this greatness that China achieved came only at the cost of China’s principles? Is their claim accurate, that China ran an experiment with Capitalism?
