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Mirello
Jan 29, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

FrancisFukyomama posted:

chinas down to 280 cases today

the good: beijings doing a lot better, and the city should be getting more opened up over the next few weeks

the bad: my wife and I had a close contact who tested positive on the 26th (even though our "contact" was on the 21st) so they called us and told us we have to stay in our apt for a week, which sucks. then they called the next day, and said we didnt have to do that, we just needed to test every day for 3 days, which was cool. then this morning they called and said we do need to stay in our apt till the 2nd, which sucks. it's pretty funny how they prepared us. the night they called us (our community, every one is different), they told us to buy enough food for a week and they weren't gonna do poo poo for us, lol. I was hoping to get one of those boxes of vegetables.

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FrancisFukyomama
Feb 4, 2019

yeah it could be handled better but with Taiwan dropping zero Covid and immediately eating poo poo I think China is probably going to stick with their approach
if you applied Taiwan’s rate to china’s population they’d be seeing 8K deaths daily, and I don’t think Taiwan’s peaked yet

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

KomradeX posted:

You'd think eventually these people would have a thought that people lose faith in liberal democracy when it fails to live up to better their lives

There are incredibly powerful mental blocks against this, primarily that we are living in the end of history and things never get better or worse, only the eternal now

R. Guyovich
Dec 25, 1991

beijing's gone two days without community spread and they announced yesterday that districts with seven consecutive days clear can re-open. so if that continues by june 2 the whole city will be back to normal, though many venues will be at 50 percent capacity as a precaution

KomradeX
Oct 29, 2011

Ghost Leviathan posted:

There are incredibly powerful mental blocks against this, primarily that we are living in the end of history and things never get better or worse, only the eternal now

I just can't understand the Panglossian need these people to steadfastly ignore the world with their own eyes. Hell after the destruction of Occupy Wall Street right up till when Hillary ate poo poo on election I had been doubting if socialism had a future cause I'd look around at how poo poo everything was and people were still voting for Democrats. Which in hindsight was me confusing Obsma's personal popularity with that of his political project. So I kirst don't get how these people never have a doubt about how nothing is their fault and that we only need to trust in institutions that in the 35 years I've been alive have only ever failed around me and given me 0 reason to trust them,

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
https://twitter.com/bworldph/status/1530836351825784832?t=WwZI3YnjO1qWyYK_mwp4rA&s=19

Weird wonder what's causing people to form blocs

webcams for christ
Nov 2, 2005

lol Taiwan's insurance industry

Covid Surge Leaves Taiwan’s Insurers Struggling to Pay Out posted:

The head of the Financial Supervisory Commission, Huang Tien-mu, has ordered insurers to pay out on valid Covid-related insurance policies after they faced criticism from lawmakers for dismissing claims, canceling policies and delaying payouts.

With only around 2% of policies subject to claims so far and Taiwan’s outbreak showing no sign of abating, insurers are facing a wave of further claims in June and July. Speaking to lawmakers last Monday, Huang said payouts will likely be higher than the NT$41 billion estimate mentioned by lawmakers.

The potential claims represent around 25% of the assets held by property insurance companies, which were among the most active in selling Covid policies.

Property insurers, which focus primarily on car protection, have struggled to find growth in recent years and saw Covid as a great opportunity, according to Andy Chang, director of Taiwan Ratings Corp. When working out their risk models, many miscalculated the potential number of cases by a factor of almost 100. They also didn’t adequately estimate the necessary capital buffer.

“They shouldn’t have just said, ‘how much are our competitors selling? We want to sell that much too,’” Chang said in a phone interview.

The generosity of the policies insurers sold is a major part of the problem. Since the beginning of the pandemic, many companies have offered policies protecting customers against negative health impacts of Covid and the associated costs.

Quarantine insurance is among the most popular. For as little as NT$666 a year, the insurers guarantee to pay out NT$50,000 if the customer is required by the government to isolate. If the client later tests positive for Covid, they can get another NT$50,000.

Until recently, Taiwan had managed to keep the pandemic broadly under control, making Covid-related policies a solid source of revenue. But cases began surging in late April as the omicron variant breached the island’s border controls.

Taiwan recorded more than 90,000 cases on Friday, a daily record, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control. The health minister said around 15% of the population -- about 3.5 million people -- could end up getting Covid.

Siang Lin, a financial industry professional working in Taiwan, bought a Covid insurance policy that he extended once it expired.

“I thought, sooner or later it’s going to blow up here,” he said. “We’re all going to end up getting it -- that’s why I extended my policy.”

Lin was right. He got Covid in early May and is currently awaiting his NT$50,000 payout.

crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

r*p*f*c*

oh my god lmao a gbs china thread poster

Fat-Lip-Sum-41.mp3
Nov 15, 2003

That's liberal democracy everywhere. That's what it is.

Kassad
Nov 12, 2005

It's about time.
https://twitter.com/yangliuxh/status/1530833616833376257?s=20&t=mwNCnuUCKj8pR0FTjIPhNg

Palladium
May 8, 2012

Very Good
✔️✔️✔️✔️

KomradeX posted:

This wasn't half bad till he started talking about the US and completley lost the plot. Like he lays our a criticism of South Korean liberals but has to reflexively defend liberalism when talking about the US and its manged democracy.

You'd think eventually these people would have a thought that people lose faith in liberal democracy when it fails to live up to better their lives

but-but-but how can our dogmatic ideas fail

KomradeX
Oct 29, 2011

Palladium posted:

but-but-but how can our dogmatic ideas fail

Which is always funny considering how often they accuse the Left of being unthinking and dogmatic. Always projection with these people

HiroProtagonist
May 7, 2007

Holy loving poo poo

fits my needs
Jan 1, 2011

Grimey Drawer


crepeface posted:

oh my god lmao a gbs china thread poster

crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

r*p*f*c*
https://twitter.com/wills_account/status/1530742819673227264?t=ojzQrhiaisJch-_SyOnhxg&s=19

Eminent DNS
May 28, 2007


help us, shanghai party secretary li qiang, my people yearn for freedom

Man Musk
Jan 13, 2010

https://twitter.com/bxieus/status/1528203405344350209?s=21&t=qoq5Ns3Jvv0norhuUmMapQ

Man Musk
Jan 13, 2010

FrancisFukyomama posted:

yeah it could be handled better but with Taiwan dropping zero Covid and immediately eating poo poo I think China is probably going to stick with their approach
if you applied Taiwan’s rate to china’s population they’d be seeing 8K deaths daily, and I don’t think Taiwan’s peaked yet

Mainland China is just as clueless. This is their CDC…

Lostconfused
Oct 1, 2008


dudes rock.

Telluric Whistler
Sep 14, 2008



Inspiring

PawParole
Nov 16, 2019

turns out Charlie can swim

https://twitter.com/AnnQuann/status/1277835767281147904

Lostconfused
Oct 1, 2008

Is this poster a loving moron?

"Lefties are bad because they keep complaining about the exact thing I am talking about. What we really should do is exactly what the lefties are complaining about because I am right"

Mirello
Jan 29, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

Man Musk posted:

Mainland China is just as clueless. This is their CDC…



lol are you retarded? check out the death rate of china vs. literally any other country in the world. I say this as I'm in home quarantine in beijing. it sucks for me personally, but it can't be denied that China has the most effective covid response in the entire world.

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

lollontee
Nov 4, 2014
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

FrancisFukyomama posted:

chinas down to 280 cases today

despite the western sex pest plague doing its solemn vectoral duty. a day of defeat,,, :SMH:

lobotomy molo
May 7, 2007

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Mirello posted:

lol are you retarded? check out the death rate of china vs. literally any other country in the world. I say this as I'm in home quarantine in beijing. it sucks for me personally, but it can't be denied that China has the most effective covid response in the entire world.

lollontee
Nov 4, 2014
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
why dont i have the buttons yet

In Training
Jun 28, 2008

It can actually very easily be denied if material reality has no impact on your worldview

KomradeX
Oct 29, 2011

Lostconfused posted:

Is this poster a loving moron?

"Lefties are bad because they keep complaining about the exact thing I am talking about. What we really should do is exactly what the lefties are complaining about because I am right"

Yeah, he's a Liberal. Of course he's a loving moron

Palladium
May 8, 2012

Very Good
✔️✔️✔️✔️

Mirello posted:

lol are you retarded? check out the death rate of china vs. literally any other country in the world. I say this as I'm in home quarantine in beijing. it sucks for me personally, but it can't be denied that China has the most effective covid response in the entire world.

I wonder why this trump thread genius is in my ignore list

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy

Lostconfused posted:

Is this poster a loving moron?

"Lefties are bad because they keep complaining about the exact thing I am talking about. What we really should do is exactly what the lefties are complaining about because I am right"

based on Some Guy TT's posts of this person it's my impression that they're essentially a succlord democrat but for South Korean liberals

crepeface
Nov 5, 2004

r*p*f*c*
oh lol i remember man musk now

Man Musk posted:

Like 10 of China's top 25 cities are under lockdown right now, compared to only 1 about 2 days ago.

Let's see where this poo poo goes.

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
it might be of interest to this thread that People's General is now available on GOG: https://www.gog.com/game/peoples_general

here's the intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfyAZTs1YXw

and it does let you play as the PRC:



Kill All Cops
Apr 11, 2007


Pacheco de Chocobo



Hell Gem

crepeface posted:

oh my god lmao a gbs china thread poster

lol

Kill All Cops
Apr 11, 2007


Pacheco de Chocobo



Hell Gem
john is a gordon ramsey looking motherfucker

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

gradenko_2000 posted:

it might be of interest to this thread that People's General is now available on GOG: https://www.gog.com/game/peoples_general

here's the intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfyAZTs1YXw

and it does let you play as the PRC:





Can I play this on Steam Deck?

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.
https://twitter.com/wyattreed13/status/1531118209687883776

Red and Black
Sep 5, 2011

gradenko_2000 posted:

it might be of interest to this thread that People's General is now available on GOG: https://www.gog.com/game/peoples_general

here's the intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfyAZTs1YXw

and it does let you play as the PRC:





Is it fun?

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy

I never played as the US because I was just edgy like that but it takes you on a whirlwind tour of Asia, from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok, then back to Irkutsk, Ekaterinburg, Almaty in Kazakhstan, all the way to Volograd.

Then you get to invade the Sakhalins, South Korea all the way to crushing the Pusan Perimeter, and even Penang and Bangkok.

It's great because you get to play with a lot of modern warfare toys without getting wrapped up in a lot of realism and tedium like other wargames do. Call it, beer-and-pretzels Tom Clancy

Red and Black
Sep 5, 2011

gradenko_2000 posted:

I never played as the US because I was just edgy like that but it takes you on a whirlwind tour of Asia, from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok, then back to Irkutsk, Ekaterinburg, Almaty in Kazakhstan, all the way to Volograd.

Then you get to invade the Sakhalins, South Korea all the way to crushing the Pusan Perimeter, and even Penang and Bangkok.

It's great because you get to play with a lot of modern warfare toys without getting wrapped up in a lot of realism and tedium like other wargames do. Call it, beer-and-pretzels Tom Clancy

I’ll add it to the list!

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Mirello
Jan 29, 2006

by Fluffdaddy

Palladium posted:

I wonder why this trump thread genius is in my ignore list

you say I was in your ignore list yet you saw that post. curious.

also, you can do anything you want to me. beat me up, gently caress my rear end, make me your bitch, that's all fine. i'm ok with that. but you call me a trump threader... we're gonna have a problem. the second I get out of this home quarantine I'm hunting you down. start running now. lol

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