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> I have a sinking feeling that something horrible is going to hit China in, say, the next two-three decades.

Welcome to the club, have a seat: https://preview.redd.it/1fq4rrk5ih921.jpg?width=800&auto=web...

> , but I think the way they're structured once it starts to falter it's going to explode in a really unpleasant way. Like exceeding Mao-level deaths.

A wish is not an adecuate tool to forecast the future.

> The West is messier, in a lot of ways, but I think they're more fault-tolerant.

As shown by the COVID crisis

Great, high quality, intellectually estimulating conversation in this thread.



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