Peter GleickWe already see this.
I'm part of an international team of water scientists giving lectures on freshwater to Chinese university students. The first class has 1,500 students and they expect 10,000 to take the course. 10,000!
Just on #water issues.
AnnieBuddyIf nothing else, the quest for knowledge and the respect for education puts China far ahead of those who think they will profit off ignorance.
The tech bros have nothing to compete. Living in their little bubble of self destruction.
Pēteris Krišjānis@AnnieBuddy @petergleick I read this as rejection of "neoliberalism". Moment rich people rolled over political elite it was over. There were no sanity or balance between greed of rich and needs of society.
China gains a lot from more directed economy. People think it is binary choice (it is a lie of course), but in the end, what works for society as whole wins out.
Rich and clouds of smaller bloodsuckers who benefit of them not paying taxes and circling around them will consume it's host.
China gains a lot from more directed economy. People think it is binary choice (it is a lie of course), but in the end, what works for society as whole wins out.
Rich and clouds of smaller bloodsuckers who benefit of them not paying taxes and circling around them will consume it's host.