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@tychosoft yeah it's just a stark difference in the development path of the two countries

China’s clean energy growth outlook for 2022 keeps getting bigger. A leading think tank sees China adding 25% more wind turbines and solar panels than last year’s record. https://archive.ph/HJ8dK

China’s state-owned firms to spend $1.5 trillion on smart infrastructure https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/chinas-state-owned-firms-to-spend-1-5-trillion-on-smart-infrastructure

World’s solar capacity to top 2TW by 2031, with China accounting for nearly half of all new additions: Fitch predicts that China’s solar market will “remain the fastest expanding solar sector in the world”, adding 559GW over the coming decade. https://www.pv-tech.org/world-total-solar-capacity-reach-2044gw-by-2031/

Fight capitalism where it exists

Rail strikes: ‘Mick Lynch effect’ sees surge of interest in unions with Google searches rising 500%. Unions says they have seen a ‘noticeable’ number of new members joining amid widening anger over pay across many sectors.
https://inews.co.uk/news/mick-lynch-effect-sees-spike-in-union-interest-with-google-searches-up-500-per-cent-1702418

Some fun history regarding how Bill Gates got to where he is today by leveraging his family connections to get IBM to do free work for his company

@kingannoy yeah I'm pretty sure there are plenty of programmers who are far more skilled than Gates, and I'd argue his programming ability had nothing to do with the success of his company.

A fun fact is that most of the original development on DOS was done by IBM programmers through his mother's connections. Here's an interview about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMPOJgqfNAk

a great overview of how China is flourishing thanks to strong central leadership
https://www.brixsweden.org/why-is-china-ahead-look-at-the-economic-thought-not-only-the-numbers/

@pilcrow yeah it's always nice to see research show how tropes like meritocracy aren't just wrong but also harmful

Centrist gazelle pauses to consider cheetah’s point of view

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2022/06/centrist-gazelle-pauses-to-consider-cheetahs-point-of-view/