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Why do people still live there (apart from those who cannot move)?
Interesting that there seems many posts that shows China in an unfavorable light lately.... In any case, this is one of the things that you thought you only see in fiction. It's chilling to realize that it's real.
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No, not necessarily. As pointed out in another comment : "Other infractions reportedly include smoking in non-smoking zones, buying too many video games and posting fake news online."
>No, not necessarily. >As pointed out in another comment : "Other infractions reportedly include smoking in non-smoking zones ... Well, last time someone lighted a cigarette on a plane ... https://nypost.com/2018/05/30/plane-makes-emergency-landing-...
There are also designated non-smoking zones that are not due to immediate (as opposed to long-term) safety concerns.
Why do people still live there (apart from those who cannot move)?
Why do people still live there (apart from those who cannot move)?
Others ask themselves the same about the US, or Germany, or Russia. It's easy to paint a picture that makes one wonder why anyone would ever stay there. And the answer to why is revealed when you peek behind the canvas that portrays these horrible places.
Horrific predicted tech enabled dystopia now in China. Where next? what if airlines taxis and hotels shared ratings, would the west be so different? I hate Uber Airbnb pestering me for a rating every trip and the fact that I am rated as well. I don’t know or care what my rating is, but my wife does, she was upset recently by an Airbnb landlord in Belgrade, she gave us a bad rating because we had not deep cleaned the…
I thought Airbnb charges an extra for the final cleaning?
> People are awarded credit points for activities such as undertaking volunteer work and giving blood donations while those who violate traffic laws and charge “under-the-table” fees are punished. > Other infractions reportedly include smoking in non-smoking zones, buying too many video games and posting fake news online. This reminds me a lot of that Black Mirror episode where everyone upvotes and downvotes each oth…
Why do people still live there (apart from those who cannot move)?