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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Why does the Chinese government worry about sudden mass unemployment in a way Western governments do not?

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

They're walking a thin line between restrictive policies and QoL guarantees.

It's hard to explain as a non-native English speaker but they basically guarantee an acceptable way of living with mobility, housing, jobs and other stuff in exchange for control, surveillance and censorship.

In Western government the equation looks different, at least for now.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Idk if the equations are different. The values are certainly different

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

because there’s billions of workers to riot as compared to say a few hundred million in the US.