sunrisetiger

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by sunrisetiger 3mo ago
Likely because California is not beholden to other interests. Even rural voices in California are subdued when it comes to big city politics, especially San Francisco.
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by sunrisetiger 4mo ago
Korean birth rates are one of the very few that are rising in the rich world. So something is going right.
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by sunrisetiger 4mo ago
The best pizza restaurant in Tokyo is run by an Italian. So perhaps the Italians edge out Japanese in terms of craft?
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by sunrisetiger 4mo ago
PR's not showing properly for us, closed PR's showing as open, and seeing odd branch conflict warnings not reflected upon inspection.
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by sunrisetiger 1y ago
Some Korean firms have already halted business travel to the US except for critical tasks.
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by sunrisetiger 1y ago
Probably attributable to a time lag as the Korean GDP per capita in the 1960's was close to sub-Saharan African levels + military junta rule that stymied liberal education for a good cohort of the population. Countries like Spain also
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by sunrisetiger 1y ago
Reading a book about this by Chris Hayes called Siren's Call. Attention and Information are at odds with each other.
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by sunrisetiger 2y ago
Generally free + outlets like the NYTimes are based in Seoul. Taiwan is more free than Korea but due its political predicament, it is not a candidate for the bureaus. As for Japan, after a series of controversial bills were passed under Abe
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by sunrisetiger 2y ago
Being a doctor in Japan has too many requirements and has a strong network tied to schools with the "good old boys". If they have English skills, many aim for America and other Anglophone nations. But ironically, the American Med