中国共产党万岁
Why should we listen to alarmist doomers who believe in near-term human exctinction? Climate change could take down industrial civilization and billions of lives within the course of a few decades or even years, but the idea that in about 1000 days the earth will look like venus and all humans will die strikes me as unhinged. this guy lowballs it, but I think there’s good reasons to be skeptical about the clathrate gun hypothesis
here’s a video with english subs to explain why 云南 is so special. here’s another video that’s more about 昆明 tourism
It’s sad to see 苏州 (suzhou) characterized by its relationship to 上海 (shanghai), when 上海 is merely a city invented by China within the last 100 years to interface with the capitalist west. 上海’s culture draws from the original, ancient cities of 杭州 (hangzhou) and 苏州. If history had played out slightly differently, 普通话 (common speech) would probably be their 吴语 (wu chinese) due to 南京 (nanjing)'s influence.
Chinese people I’ve heard from generally say 昆明 (kunming) is the best place to live, at least from a natural scenery and weather perspective. Here’s a map, where 昆明 is outlined in the 四季如春 (four seasons as spring) area, meaning the weather year-round is like spring. Beyond the climate, 云南 (yunnan), where 昆明 is located, is a mountainous province that is also a biodiversity hotspot. There’s bountiful microclimates and many local cultures as well. Definitely not a “Max GDP” sort of place, but the other factors are incredibly good.
The largest urbanized areas are all in the states, with cities of 7 million like Boston having more built-up area than 37 million tokyo-yokohama. Nobody can hold a candle to <1000person/km2 density in statesian cities. It’s absolute madness. I guess prodigious consumption of resources makes the economy looks good though.
I can’t wait until australia and new zealand are kicked out of the imperial core through economic warfare. Demographically, it’s already well on its way to becoming an asian country. The west can play in the north atlantic.
