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I'm sure the participants in the 17th century Tulip mania bubble had explanations just as irrational as this. It's déjà vu all over again.

Really? So if you kiss publicly in Beijing, you'll be arrested? Or if you wear miniskirts in Shanghai, you'll be prosecuted? Or if you drink alcohol in Chongqing, you'll be taken b…

And it's a crying shame that you are obviously unaware of the difference between 'authoritarianism' and 'totalitarianism'. Here's a hint: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and North Korea are 't…

600,000+ American covid-19 casualties called, they'd like their lives back so they can emigrate to largely covid-free China

China has the 2nd largest (and according to some sources, probably the largest) consumer market on Earth, and is currently, by a large margin, the largest market for Cars, Smartpho…

Rest assured that HN's "it's all China's fault" crowd will be mysteriously unable to see this headline.

You're not alone. I read it twice. Still don't get it. I think he's using Google Translate or something

You're either delusional or extremely (emphasis on the 'extremely') divorced from reality. So losing out on a $10,000+ gain is 'a good thing' in your book?

There was a strong need for it. Rushing to express 'outrage' without taking time to actually sit down and think about what you're being 'outraged' about is becoming the bane of Wes…

The article is talking about weaker public health 'surveillance'. Try spending a bit more time thinking, and less time jumping to conclusions. I guess this is why they say 'reading…

It 'proves' that a lot of people, yours truly included, do not use frameworks

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And I suggest you cut down on excessive reading of post-apocalyptic sci-fi novels.

Some of you need to learn the difference between 'authoritarian' and 'totalitarian'. Not that I blame you, I blame the American educational system

You're a former employee cum VC who has NEVER launched any actual technical product, and yet you believe you know more than an anti-vc startup founder with multiple successful prod…

Re: Giving every Taiwanese citizen a MANPAD. Of what use are MANPADs against the Ballistic Missile salvos which China is guaranteed to use in crippling Taiwan's air bases and air d…

Really? And who are these 'many' that do not? You and your cat perhaps?

I have a colleague who's a brilliant developer, but trying to wade through his codebase is literally like going through a session of Chinese water torture. And the 'comments' in hi…