• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    They’re getting new beautiful infrastructure and disease cures.

    We’re bringing back measles, coal mining, and actively stupefying our kids for profit.

    USA! USA!

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      6 days ago

      you mean from the not communist, capitalist china, that one, the one that ditched communism 40 years ago

      ok

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        5 days ago

        Yeah. The same one that’s getting new beautiful infrastructure and disease cures.

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      6 days ago

      Have you ever heard of Tofu buildings? A bunch of Chinese construction companies have been using unwashed beach sand in their concrete. This means there’s salt in the concrete.

      So you can walk up to some of these buildings and with just a little effort, rip a chunk off with your bare hands.

      The companies are still doing it, because it’s cheaper, and they rarely get in trouble. It’s a sign of Chinese capitalism, reckless disregard for harm done in the name of profit. The US went through a phase like that from about 1607 until we all died in nuclear hellfire during the Able Archer exercises in 1983.

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        The companies are still doing it, because it’s cheaper, and they rarely get in trouble. It’s a sign of Chinese capitalism, reckless disregard for harm done in the name of profit.

        80% of the sand used in their construction is now artificial… Because they stopped using unwashed sand.

        It took me less than 5 minutes to find this out with a simple search.

        ‘fun’ read about able archer though.

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        6 days ago

        you’re aware that americans just consider it completely normal to be able to punch a hole in a wall, right?

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          That’s just drywall. Interior wall cladding isn’t really structural in American building. But being able to punch through brick or concrete would be wildly concerning, even for Americans.

    • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      I get where you’re coming from, but I’m also skeptical about the results. How do they get the body to stop attacking the pancreas permanently?

      Until enough data is collected patients may just go right back down the line. It isn’t an instant process.