Literally took one Google search to find this image on Reddit. The Korean text is just a transliteration of “Ice Cream”.

Western stupidity reaches new heights daily.

I do not speak Nepali, but that is indeed the Nepali script.

It might be caution on the DPRK’s part, because although they have very good relations with China they are both aware of their ideological differences regarding the implementation of socialism. I’m guessing that with the current work being done to reverse the marketization of the 90s they’re reluctant to having too much ideological exchange with market-socialist China.

The execution of the 20x10 initiative in parallel with the development of the countryside is a great example of how the WPK is using self-criticism to advance the country towards socialist development. It is great that the gap between the urban and rural areas is being closed, because 1. It has been a long-standing issue ever since Kim Il-Sung and 2. The best way to reduce the influence of the remnants of the Arduous March-era marketization is to improve the well-being of farmers such that they no longer need to rely on markets. So far, this seems to be working well in reducing marketization.

Industrialization is a great positive step in economic sovereignity, excited to see where this leads.

Although English is colonial, it helps in maintaining the federal balance between states in India. Replacing English with Hindi would anger non-Hindi speaking states especially in the South. Replacing it with a constructed language would be unlikely since English has benefited India’s economy (one of the major reasons why Western companies outsource IT to India instead of China is because India has a large English-speaking population).

Dravidian languages, while linguistically part of the same family, are incredibly different from each other the way that Standard Mandarin and Cantonese might be. They also have different scripts and no Dravidian language is major enough to be considered the “most common” so it’s doubtful that would be possible.

A constructed Dravidian language or English would probably be the main way to go. However, English is likely to remain in place due to the South’s need for connection between both the North and the West (especially in the case of IT).

The South is not a monolith, and perspectives on the use of Hindi depend on the area. Tamil Nadu, for example, is known for having widespread anti-Hindi sentiment. In places like Telangana, Urdu is widely spoken, especially among Muslims, so there is likely less resistance to spoken Hindi, and many natives often speak Hindustani as a second language. In the past few years due to the IT boom many North Indians have come South and with it has come some anti-North sentiment although moreso on a personal interaction level than a political one.

Language is 100% a sensitive issue in the South however, and if Hindi is pushed to the point where it displaces English, it could be a very big political disaster for the central government.

Nobody is required to learn Hindi or English in their schools, and it’s up to local legislation what languages are taught.

That is true for government-run schools, which generally teach in the state language. Wanted to add that for private schools (which are becoming more popular for those who can afford it due to how badly liberalization has gotten public education), the parents can decide which language medium school they want to send their children to. Oftentimes, this is English medium but can also be in the local language. Urdu medium is also a popular choice in Muslim-majority areas.

I’m quite surprised considering how fascistic India is with most other things.

Despite the efforts of the BJP, India is as of now still a state built on federalism. Unfortunately, the push for Hindi is just one part of the plan to dismantle federalism and secularism in India, which would be a disaster considering how culturally different even neighboring states are, let alone North vs South India.

Reminds me of a DPR Korean quote that is eternally relevant:

When a certain country has lost its own sovereignty, it is an empty talk to discuss about the rights of the people in the country and their provision.

– Understanding Korea Book 9 (Human Rights)

World War in Syria by AB Abrams is an in-depth, albeit slightly outdated, primer on Syria. It is available for free download on Anna’s Archive.

I’ve never had problems with Temu. It’s good for buying little tech trinkets or clothing for cheap.

On a side note, how is it like to pursue a graduate degree in China and how does it differ from the USA?

This idea of human goodness being something exceptional to the US also plays a role in USians considering themselves a morally upright “world police”.

Elementary and middle education in India is exactly the same… due to severe budget cuts public education at that level is terrible and most who can afford it settle for private schooling. It’s flipped in higher education, although with BJP neoliberalism the public schools have been raising tuition and having funding cut as well (although they are still massively cheaper than private universities).

I can’t speak for China, but in India we have a similar system where those who do well on exams gain admission into top public schools and those who don’t have to settle for a private school which isn’t as selective but more expensive. As far as I know the private schools are really just backup plans for those who can afford it and aren’t very prestigious compared to the public schools.

What kind of specs do you need to run DeepSeek locally? A few months back, I tried using ollama to run some small llama models on my home laptop (Ubuntu with 16GB RAM and a weak Nvidia integrated GPU w/ nouveau drivers) at it was borderline unusable.

I suspected this was the case; thanks for the clarification.

Of course they would, but since foreign media refuses the comply with China, wouldn’t it just circle back to Western media being banned or restricted for noncompliance?