This cost me 1.80USD. Turns out if the government works to keep food prices low and gets rent down to 300-400/mo in the middle of major cities, 1 person running a small busibess can feed a lot of people cheaply.

State-run media with a conservative bias (despite the conservatives being their greatest threat). They’re fine for this type of reporting, but they immediately roll over whenever a conservative accuses them of reporting reality, and any reporting on a perceived enemy is hilariously distorted.

While Egypt did practice slavery, evidence suggests the pyramids were built by well-fed craftsmen.

I know BBC isn’t the best source, but it’s fine for this purpose: https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/were-the-egyptian-pyramids-built-by-slaves

People here seem pretty happy. I guess thd government should do something about the youth unemployment rate, but the average chinese I see on the street seems to be leading a more fulfilling life than the average american. People can afford rent, to go out and eat every day, and save a little, I dont know anyone back home like that.