USA is financializing everything, is in full wealth extraction mode for the happy few and is still going on only out of momentum. China is beating them by not doing anything stupid, although they do have their own issues.
America has plenty of morons and plenty of Nazis, but that’s not the deciding factor. What China has and America doesn’t here is a responsive ruling class with a positive vision for the future.
I think China is quietly beating the USA.
USA is financializing everything, is in full wealth extraction mode for the happy few and is still going on only out of momentum. China is beating them by not doing anything stupid, although they do have their own issues.
There’s no question about it. Also USA is a land of morons and Nazis. So despite China Bad, yes it’s going to pull way ahead.
Both countries have asshole governments. It just so happens to be that China hasn’t regressed to be anti-science.
America has plenty of morons and plenty of Nazis, but that’s not the deciding factor. What China has and America doesn’t here is a responsive ruling class with a positive vision for the future.
Quietly?
They probably mean they are beating the US in a quieter fashion than the US beats other countries.
When the US beats other countries in any field, even temporarily, you can hear it loud and clear. It sounds like:
Eagle screech