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Re:China's 200M gig workers are a warning for the world by Incipient on Saturday September 20, 2025 @09:30PM (#45319223)
The main difference I'd say with China is population. They have 5x the people of the US and that just gives them a massive advantage. They also have the authoritarian government that's able to have a consistent focus on a mercanalist vision. They also have a large enough domestic market to develop technology.

The US is in serious trouble. If you don't believe trump has already done irreversible damage, he will soon.

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Re:China's 200M gig workers are a warning for the world by wqaatwt on Sunday September 21, 2025 @03:49AM (#45320894)
> They have 5x the people

For now. China is on a timer, though. Demographic collapse will be pretty extreme.

Americans are both having more children and large numbers of immigrants.

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