I am about to share way way too much. So I figure I must be fairly attractive for a male, though I don’t consider myself all that attractive. I have been hit on by both women and gay men. Most men on this planet have not, from either.

Here’s the thing that women don’t get. Even for someone like me it’s few and far between. Like once a decade rare. And the few times it has happened, it did feel pretty good.

Imagine pining for that. I’m in a happy marriage, but I could imagine how lonely it would be to never have it happen ever.

So the saddest thing about her response that a straight man is jealous of the attention a 23 year old woman gets truly shows her ignorance. Because, many men would want that. Even if it’s just to get a compliment once.

It’s a sad world we live in.

I am 100% for this as a country showing it’s strength vs our current war paradym. Hopefully, Putin gets in on this and gets too stoned to continue the war.

Obviously anything anyone responds with is going to be heavily biased and opinionated. So what I’m writing is purely my own opinions.

I think you are correct. China is in a period of GDP growth for the sake of growth and is having issues with community conditions. For example, while their GDP is still shooting up and their productivity is growing, their not really creating jobs. There’s 20% youth unemployment. Most of these jobs are taken by AI or automation. So I think this is definitely causing the issues you’re describing.

However, unlike other countries, China keeps an iron grip on it’s economy. It’s actively doing things like fining billionaires and redistributing the fines into community growth. It’s also reigning in corporations and forcing large companies to support the communities.

However, this kind of heavy handed actions has traditionally lead to financial crisis. It’s why we generally don’t like industrial policy. On the other hand, with every other country doing it’s own industrial policy now, I would bet on China since they have the most experience with it.

IMO, China’s going to do alright, only because everyone else is going to do worse. It’s a race to the bottom with China having the most experience with this kind of governance.

But I could be wrong, no one knows.

Interestingly it’s perfectly safe to drink tap water in Hong Kong. But tradition and fear of the government keeps water boiling alive.

https://www.mychinainterpreter.com/china-travel-guide/can-you-drink-tap-water-in-hong-kong/

As opposed to say parts of the US where you really shouldn’t drink tap water but everyone does anyway. Flint Michigan looking at you.