Weyland

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[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

弹弓 in Chinese, of which the meaning is broad. They don't differentiate by size, especially as nowadays as only the hand/toy variant are actively used.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The amount you'd need to get rid off would put you in territory or pure fantasy though. Also, the government would probably step in and force a merger.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 3 months ago (12 children)

The problem is: these guys aren't foundational to how these companies work. Killing them might cause some confusion, and even make it so the upper management stops squabbling for personal gain for a decade. You'd probably strengthen it.

If, by some miracle, you do cause the whole organization to unravel and split up: you'll likely get a repeat of standard oil, where the new companies combined expanded so much quicker and made so much more profit. Just like how pruning a tree makes it healthier and grow with more vigor.

Better to let the rot start from the roots.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Regardless of whether you need it. Taking a prolonged leave will leave you feeling better and more productive. Leave shouldn't be taken right on the precipice of burnout, quite the opposite.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 4 months ago

Being out of office means another 4 years of amazing fundraising

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 4 months ago

I wonder whether this money will be held in French banks. Seeing as China has made it policy to not have any funds linger in Western banks longer than absolutely necessary.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 months ago

Wouldn't the correct way be Ukraine nonetheless? Just like players in the German football team used to have their stated birthplace be the GDR.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Looking through the comments of a major subreddit and knowing that it's mostly just humans losing their shit as opposed to bots is refreshing for a change though.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 months ago (5 children)

You're probably talking about r / politics. People say that you need to subscribe to the subreddit to see them.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 4 months ago

Sure, but will they stay there? If they do, I hope he can life his remaining life with his family in relative peace.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 4 months ago (5 children)

So, anyone want to place bets on where they're going? Russia? China? Back home?

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 37 points 4 months ago

"Conflict leads to better story writing" for the people that have never heard about introspection.

 

Link to link.

Posted into the wrong Lemmy community. Might need to delete+repost.

I seriously don't get it. Why do they try and get people from China-related subreddits/communities to join them if they're going to ban them once they're too vocal? Do they just want to spread a wide net and catch whichever stragglers so they can promote their own form of socialism?

Or are these people actively creating these communities and banning anyone who's even half-serious about socialism as to impede the organization of grassroots movements?

 

Have been listening to audiobooks during my bouts of menial labour and have kind of run dry on things to listen to that aren't orthodox Marxism-Leninism. And while I did make a study guide for myself that covers Orthodox ML & Chinese socialism and annotated everything for which I could find an audiobook; I'd still like to learn more about socialism outside of the West and China.

This is what I've listened to so far:

Writers from the Global South

Western Writers about the Global South

The recommendations don't have to centre around socialism, and I'd be more than willing to pay for the content. I just don't know what to listen to next. Kind of out of my depth. I did find Che's on Guerilla Warfare, but I haven't started listening to it yet.

 

Created a Community on Reddit (/r/putonghuaxuexi/) to help people improve their Chinese pronunciation with the 普通话学习 APP. The app is great, and people should really check it out.

The APP has been updated quite a bit since I made that subreddit and resources to create an account. If there is enough of an interest on here I'll update the guide.

Direct download link to the latest version (9.8.3). Click the "普通下载" button twice to download the APK.

The subreddit has material on how to create an account, or here is a guide for version 9.4.7, together with the (now somewhat outdated) APK.

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