Perhaps, we often assume these transformations to be inevitable in hindsight, we as humans are biased to see things that way.

It isn’t taught because they feel it was worth it and would still have an empire today if they could.

The West goes on and on about its moral superiority when the truth is its entire social structure is predicated on white supremacy, labour exploitation and the destruction of nature. Unfortunately the entire world will have to suffer for that, even if the benefits have only been experienced globally over the past few decades.

A lot of young white men in Western countries are turning to fascism because they feel that they’ve lost privilege relative to their fathers.

What does the future hold? Only time will tell. One thing we do know is that every superpower falls eventually.

For better or for worse will be the big question, especially since it’s a major driver of climate change which may result in our extinction. In any event the world has been set on this path by the West so we will have to see how it plays out.

The original article says women. Unless they are using women with small hands as code for children.

I would hope a social studies teacher would understand the pitfalls of Western orientalism and Western cultures obsession with describing other groups as ‘its’ rather than as whole persons.

But if we’re going to objectify people, why don’t we get real technical about it. Why not move manufacturing to other east Asian countries? Even outside of East Asia, you can find many countries with less labor protections and large populations where you can select for millions of people with small hands. Why China? Anyone who is being intellectually honest knows that hand size was not the central reason.

If this is widely accepted then Western culture has a long way to go when it comes to facing its history of racial objectification. Because this sounds less like a valid rationale and more like modern phrenology presenting itself as business and engineering acumen.

Young Chinese women have small fingers, and that has made them a valuable contributor to iPhone production because they are more nimble at installing screws and other miniature parts in the small device, supply chain experts said. In a recent analysis the company did to explore the feasibility of moving production to the United States, the company determined that it couldn’t find people with those skills in the United States, said two people familiar with the analysis who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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They’re supposedly paraphrasing “supply chain experts” but they could definitely paraphrase better.

Western culture is built on a foundation of race based hierarchical brain rot and isn’t it remarkable how it always finds a way to remind us of that?

Making laws with the intent they will be broken is different from having an understanding they will be broken.

People break speed limits every day. There is no intent they will be broken but an understanding that it will happen. Overall though, people obey them and roads are safer as a result.

I feel that parental responsibility and carefully crafted regulation can coexist to protect children. Device makers can also make it easier to access such settings or a “kids mode”.

I think most parents know techbros have created an internet that is generally not safe for children and do their best to take measures to account for that. Any system that empowers parents to do that is welcome.

Kids today are not tech savvy. UIs are streamlined and bugs are much less common in popular apps so they have to do less self directee troubleshooting to learn from.

Regulation doesn’t always have to produce absolute prevention, even strong deterrence can be impactful.

We’ve seen how excessive porn consumption impacts the development (particularly of boys) so increased regulation is a thoughtful move.

Has a higher star rating than El Salvador and Alcatraz according to Expedia so I’ll take it.

Maybe we shouldn’t be letting fascists march out in the open like this.

Japan is highly dependent on imports as it is mainly a service economy and is now struggling due to tariffs and other supply chain issues which are driving inflation and hindering growth. Japan has an aging population resulting in the highest debt to GDP ratio in the G7. India overtook Japan in GDP this past weekend.

India will overtake Germany by 2028 according to current IMF data.

The Gospel according to Capitalism

Greed is good

Agreed. Reading and learning about Indigenous / precivilization world views can also help achieve this in a more holistic way. One thing that the Western / dominant world view only sparingly concerns itself with is sustainability. If we all thought about sustainable living as much as we did keeping up with the Joneses, I’d imagine many people would be happier, healthier and more fulfilled (compared to living a life serving capital).

I would recommend people opt out of consumerism as much as possible and focus on sustainable living.

Don’t chase the carrot needlessly.

All of which are pitfalls of modern living.

Lack of mobility = back pain

Anxiety = Financial security, work/life balance

Can’t sleep = Looking at a screen all day.

This should not be assumed at the expense of a thorough evaluation at onset but so much of this is by design with our current way of living.

Potential remedies once more serious conditions have been ruled out is regular walks, reconnecting with nature, decreasing screen time and embedding oneself in a sense of community (which will mean different things for different folks).

Humans simply don’t live a balanced lifestyle anymore (especially when it comes to caloric intake and activity). Restoring that balance should be the first step before we start throwing pharmaceuticals around.

I wish we could stop listening to Zionists (Israeli Fascists).

Its too bad they’ve had unconditional US support for so long.

Fascism around the world must end if we’re going to set the world on the right track.

It may seem old to you because your privilege allows you to forget. Ask indigenous peoples if they have forgotten. You may be suprised by what you hear, when you take the time to listen.

To be fair, its not like the West played by the rules during the colonial era so that’s understandable.

A number of US based companies have willingly given away IP in the past to access the market.