China is now a country where a high-school handyman has a master’s degree in physics; a cleaner is qualified in environmental planning; a delivery driver studied philosophy, and a PhD graduate from the prestigious Tsinghua University ends up applying to work as an auxiliary police officer.

These are real cases in a struggling economy - and it is not hard to find more like them.

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Any argument that begins with “So you’re trying to tell me” is being made by a person who is NOT, in fact, being told what they say they are.