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I would imagine so.

Oh here's the whole thing, and I feel the same. Every time I've had to change a job, I ended up learning a bunch of new things in the process, and it really does stimulate the mind. It's so easy to get into a routine when you do the same thing over and over, and your mind starts to dull.

BEIJING, April 15 -- An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on promoting nationwide reading and building a book-loving society will be published on Thursday.

The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in this year's eighth issue of the Qiushi Journal, a flagship magazine of the CPC Central Committee.

The article is an excerpt of Xi's discourses from March 2013 to March 2025.

Reading can spark intellectual insight, instill lofty ideals, and nurture a sense of moral integrity, according to the article.

Communists should cultivate the habit of reading Marxist classics and understanding their principles as part of their daily lives, the article says.

Officials should study according to the needs of their work, the article says.

The article says people should read widely and choose good books, drawing wisdom and nourishment from them. It adds that work pressures should not be used as an excuse to neglect learning, nor should learning be reduced to a mere formality just for show.

Digital reading should be combined with traditional reading, the article adds.

The article points out that it is necessary to build a learning society where all people engage in lifelong learning, adding that Party members and officials should take the lead in reading and learning.

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Indeed, we're gonna be facing much bigger problems. And on top of that, our whole global economy is built entirely on just in time supply chains. Any time there's a breakdown in shipping then the whole house of cards quickly comes crashing down. And most of the world has no local redundancies that would facilitate any measure of self sufficiency.

yeah the whole thing is obviously a hare brained scheme

It's absolutely incredible to me that we're just giving away our national resources in this way.

I recall reading it was a major factor in collapse of Rome as well.

It's always nice to get validated.

Exactly, a lot of the American doctrine is completely outdated. Stuff like drones, hypersonics, cheap IR sensors, completely change the game.

this one weird trick :)

Are you suggesting they wouldn't be stupid enough to do that?

An even bigger factor is that Iran has modern technology that can match the US.