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[–] [email protected] 138 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

Lifestyle

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I need to sign up for in home delivery again. Thanks for the reminder.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

I absolutely love getting a physical copy.

My kids don't get the joy I have.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 3 months ago

How much could a newspaper cost, $10?

Oh…

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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COMRADES,

YOU WILL LOVE CHAIRMAN XI AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY!

GLORY TO CCP!

LONG LIVE CHAIRMAN XI!

万岁 万岁 万万岁!

/s

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You know, I really do feel like as a whole China is becoming more advanced than the U.S. if not already have. And I will fully acknowledge the U.S. backsliding into regressive imperialism. But the booty lickers that are internet tankies have absolutely turned into the most obnoxious know it all suckers for stuff that can be easily overcome with real world experience. And I still carry a strong suspicion that all of their parroted talking points are being spoon fed by some insidious bot farm.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

China can be great, but can be terrible. Rural Hukou? (Household Registration) You're already already fucked from the start. ADHD or neurodivergency, well you get treated like shit. Need emergency care, well you're fucked. Oh its not like US fucked with bankrupcy, you literally do not get treated unless you pre-pay or show proof of insurance (which most people do not have at least when I left), its a common tv trope a poor person cannot pay for emergency surgery and have a rich relative to pay for it. Gaokao (Chinese National Examination) is like 10x harder than SAT or ACT. There's just too many people to compete for jobs.

That's not to say the US is great, you just get a slightly better roll of dice in the US. Currently, you are better off in the US than China, even as someone with Chinese ancestry. The freedom and opportunities often outweigh the racism. Just stay away from red states lol.

But the future might change.

Perhaps, one day the racism in the US could outweigh the dictatorship and censorsbip of China.

Time will tell.

As for white or even black people, the USA is definitely better. China just isn't like the USA, its homogenous, not meant for foreigners. Well, unless you get a so-called "white monkey job" which is a pejorative term for white people who are perceived to be hired simply for their looks, and pretend to be a foreign "expert".

Edit: Mixed up perogative and perjorative

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Human rights are definitely where they suffer the most I'm sure. The enormous disparity between city and rural quality of life too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What’s your ML username?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

No ml account, why?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Technically Correct. It's official name is not "Republic of Taiwan" it's "Republic of China", which officially consists of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Currently, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, are under rebel occupation by the so-called "People's Liberation Army" commanded by the "Communist Party of China". Taiwan is the only remaining area under ROC control, along with the Kinmen Islands as part of the "Free Area of Republic of China".

Well, at least, that's the official view held by the Government in Taiwan, anyways. They never officially claimed to be "Republic of Taiwan", but are, nevertheless, a de facto country under the name of "Republic of China".

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

$10.99

That's 10.55 EUR. Is that normal for a newspaper?

[–] [email protected] 73 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You better fucking subscribe to The Onion

I love everything about this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago

Omg Tim Onion I love it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Was thinking about subscribing a month or two ago. Then they bought infowars and I immediately threw 100 bucks at them.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Damn it, blood snow AGAIN? Happens every time I make plans ugh

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

That weather is wild now days.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

It's snowing men, Hallelujah!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

They should make an online version too.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

This was how I was first introduced to the Onion in '95

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

$100/year is still pretty steep for me.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Joking aside, totally understandable.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I want to support them just for that.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is there a way to gift a subscription/membership to someone? I can just enter their address for the delivery, but there're lots of other membership benefits they wouldn't get because they'd be on "my" account πŸ€”

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

they mailed it to me under the name JoYo so they don't need the name to be accurate.

I think I donated under PayPal.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

... I'm gonna sign up for this!