sewer_rat_420 [he/him, any]

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  • I am a dumb idiot that doesnt understand how money works. But here is my basic meaning by “no growth needed”

    When every chinese citizen is in a comfortable home. All commodities and energy necessary for domestic consumption are produced sustainably with zero emissions. There is a set amount of work left to do annually (maintaining infrastructure, producing those commodities) but as time goes on the labor hours required to meet domestic consumption needs continues to reduce. In this scenario, you are saying China needs to maintain export surpluses to keep their cash reserves as needed. But isnt the end goal of CCP to achieve communism? And at this point why wouldnt they be transitioning towards true communism? Why would pension funds be needed when housing, food, and healthcare can be guaranteed to every citizen? Why would they continue to export, other than the required amount to get goods and raw materials that cant be gotten domestically


  • Dumb question - what happens when there is no growth left/needed by the chinese people? Right now, any growth is good as it allows them to alleviate poverty, but eventually all chinese citizens will have a good standard of living. Does China value growth above all else, or will they eventually work to prioritize automation and lessen working hours?

    This wont come until the middle of the century, but i fear a scenario where foreign investment grows to much and neoliberalism has a stranglehold on China. When the population is out of poverty, infrastructure is solid, and net zero is reached, China can focus on moving towards achieving communism above all else. As we know, the neoliberal reliance on GDP growth would make a transition to communism impossible and economic crisis inevitable.