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Re:The West Forgot How to Make Things. Now It's Forgetting H... by contingencies on Sunday April 26, 2026 @03:22PM (#47913109)
Your line of reasoning misses the clear example that China pulled 1.4 billion people out of poverty creating mass-literacy before embracing capitalism.
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Re:The West Forgot How to Make Things. Now It's Forgetting H... by applied_heat on Sunday April 26, 2026 @07:47PM (#47916093)
They certainly turned away from socialism and towards capitalism though, I think as part of embracing capitalism. What parts of the economy are not capitalist? State owned companies? In Canada and the US there are many protected or subsidized companies as well. Genuinely curious on the differences on owning a company in China vs canada

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Re:The West Forgot How to Make Things. Now It's Forgetting H... by pigeons on Monday April 27, 2026 @11:53PM (#47930275)
Ask Jack Ma.
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Re:The West Forgot How to Make Things. Now It's Forgetting H... by WalterBright on Sunday April 26, 2026 @09:55PM (#47916902)
The Chinese did not come out of poverty until after China switched to capitalism.
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Re:The West Forgot How to Make Things. Now It's Forgetting H... by contingencies on Monday April 27, 2026 @03:38AM (#47918767)
This big beautiful claim does not match my first hand observations.
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