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Originally Posted by loco
China on lockdown while world cup going on. Chinese must be confused.
Why not just force mandate Moderna on all the Olds? I read somewhere that 90% of cases are asymptomatic in general population.
Lock it down forever, another hermit kingdom. RIP Evo bodybuilding dreams.
They won't even import foreign vaccines at all. Although to be fair, the domestic Chinese vaccine compares to foreign vaccines much better if comparing 3 shots to 3 shots rather than 2 shots to 2 shots. But like everything else made in china except the women, it's not as good as the western versions.
China comes from a Confucian and Taoist tradition where there is this near god-like reverence for the elderly. In their 'deep culture', they value the lives and wellbeing of people over 70 literally more than anyone else in the country. If faced with amputating a baby's leg to save an 80 year old from death for 5 more years, in their culture they'd amputate the baby's legs every time. They're willing to trample all over the freedoms and livelihoods of all of us other people, but they're never willing to violate the rights or autonomy of the elderly. Because our lives are simply worth less than the octogenarians.
Yes, Chinese on social media are freaking out about maskless world cup. It's hard to have a hermit kingdom like NK when everyone already owns 3 smart phones, a tablet, and a laptop. Especially with millions of Chinese people already overseas who can tell the truth about what life is like in other countries. NK can isolate and propagandize much more easily and effectively. I'd estimate maybe 30% of city-folk under age 30 have VPNS now too; literally all of my students have a vpn. Just 3 years ago it was maybe 20% of students have a vpn installed. Soccer is a weirdly popular spectator sport here that nobody actually plays but tons of people watch. Generally nobody except the octogenarian class supports the policy anymore and violent protests are more and more common. The zero covid policy may end because of violent protest rather than policy pivot.
I had my interview with the HK school yesterday. It went well. 2.5 hours. I'll know by the end of next week. It ultimately probably doesn't matter how well I did on the interview because if somebody shows up who's taught at a UK high school for 5+ years, they will get the job over me unless they just totally bomb the interview and make themselves sound like a complete idiot. But of course... who knows how long HK will be able to maintain it's autonomy... 2049 may be moved to 2030. Still though, no immediate threat of zero covid or the great firewall coming into HK so I'll have a few years at least.
re: Rip bbing dreams. No. If zero covid has not been cancelled, I am out in July. I could technically leave tomorrow if I really pleased, but it'd be costly since a lot of my compensation is tied up in an end of two year contract lump sum. If I took a complete break from bbing from now until July and just do kettlebell swings/pushups/pullups twice a week at my house and some cardio on the stairs, I could still absolutely come back since I'd only be 34 at that time. 35-40 are the best years for a bb, but after 40 most people's progress slows down a lot and by 45 you're regressing. I think Ronnie was at his career best around age 41.
Lastly, I think I'm making some life/mind progress. Gyms closed, freedoms restricted, city lockdown almost inevitable, literally in the middle of a dystopian science fiction movie, but I ain't mad, anxious, or stressing out about it. Last lockdown I actually felt pretty good overall. If this was like 5 years ago I'm sure I'd have been freakin tf out.
Last edited by GuyThatGoesToDaGym; 11-25-2022 at 09:46 PM.