• MarxMadness
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    Shades of that 80s CIA document describing the Soviet diet as about the same caloric intake, but maybe a bit healthier than the U.S. equivalent

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    124.61 grams (4.39oz) of protein per capita

    I assume this is foods that are high in protein and not literal protein?? This is how much I consume every day but it’s only attainable with protein powder

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      Yes that number is incredibly high. That is almost the average for bodybuilders (I’m guesstimating) and not everyone in China is a bodybuilder (yet).

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        It literally is !! i aim for like 100 Grams of protein a day and try to let the rest of my diet make up for the rest. 120 is insanely high without supplements and special consideration

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      aint no way its pure protein lol. Liu Huanhua (gigachad) is inflating those numbers for sure.

    • SadArtemis🏳️‍⚧️
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      There’s no sense in feeling misplaced guilt about it. IMO- if you can, and your life will be better for it- move- first and foremost, you’ll do more for the cause- and for humanity- by living your best life; not by tying yourself to a sinking ship, nor even by fighting the good fight in the west. You can be part of a better society, and by simply being a part of it, and by bringing your means (whatever they are, finances, skillset, etc) you will contribute to something better.

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        Perhaps it is settler guilt, it feels wrong for my family to come here and then flee the moment shit gets rough. I know I would be more valued there especially in my scientific pursuits and I know that my partner would be safer but damn does it feel a bit shitty yk? I will probably still end up doing it for her sake but :/

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          You don’t actually owe it to the other imperial superlaser technicians to continue working on the death star if you have the opportunity to leave before it gets blown up

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          If it’s settler guilt- there’s an easy fix, really. Which also happens to involve moving… personally I see absolutely nothing wrong with leaving when shit gets rough, while I don’t identify as a settler exactly (Asian-Canadian) I sometimes wish my parents never moved to this hellhole myself (though I’m glad I met my partner as a result and wouldn’t change that for the world).

          You don’t owe a damn thing to the country you’re in, particularly and especially not a settler-state, let alone a capitalist, and particularly, neoliberal one. Hell, if you really want to look at it a certain way, you could think about it as that leaving, as a settler, is reducing the core settler demographic- your own parting gift to the indigenous peoples.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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      I would say move if you have the opportunity to do so. Ultimately, the problems in the west can’t be solved on individual level, and it sucks living in a society that has no future.