in thread "It's The Asian Century": Seems like a pretty easy fix if you insist on "meritocracy" but "know it when you see it" as well, would be to ratchet up athletic performance as a marker of merit and a proxy for personality. Colleges could institute baseline fitness requirements for men ... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.2 6.2 0.9 0.9 Seems like a pretty (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.2 6.2 0.9 0.9 If the American state proves to be too universalistic to prohibit foreigners from elite pipelines and sensible moderate good people demand that we take them in, then the sensible, moderate compromise must be to subject foreigners to an aggressive positive ... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.2 1.2 If the American stat (view hidden) log in to judge received 1.2 1.2 This is largely correct, I was just having fun with the thought experiment. Solving tiger parental cluelessness and its deathgrip on PMC culture by nudging them to unwittingly participate in an East Asian stud farm project is humorous to me.... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 2.8 2.8 This is largely corr (view hidden) log in to judge received 2.8 2.8 Contrary most claims about China's impotence in the realm of soft power, I think we're actually on the verge of a massive triumph of Chinese cultural exports. I've noticed that their film industry has been putting out movies of a superior sensitivity than ... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 5.6 5.6 Contrary most claims (view hidden) log in to judge received 5.6 5.6 No offence but the second has the CalArts/capeshit aesthetic one can find in modern Disney. The first one seems alright for kids.... 2w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 1.2 1.2 No offence but the s (view hidden) log in to judge received 1.2 1.2