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> Friendly reminder that, while I don't see any malicious intent in the current actions, these directives specifically sound disturbingly close to those issued by many an authoritarian government.

And yet, China's number of active cases went from 81K to 9K in a few weeks.

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Don't trust Chinese statistics. They are manipulated to say whatever the government wants them to say. This is the same country that starting running empty production facilities so economists couldn't predict GDP impacts.

The WHO agreed with China's assessment, and if you don't believe them, Tim Cook re-opened all Apple stores in China because the situation is effectively under control now -- and shut them everywhere else in the world.

No matter how you feel about China, you can believe Tim.

It's also possible that the communists pressured Cook to re-open to send that message. It wouldn't be the first time Apple has caved to the CCP.

To answer your earlier comment, even if the cases dropped, are you arguing that we implement authoritarianism just because it's more convenient in this case? Classic "trains run on time" argument. Of course it offers some benefits, but the losses are far greater.

You think Tim Cook bowed to China and closed every Apple store in the entire world except in China? That hardly seems likely.

> To answer your earlier comment, even if the cases dropped, are you arguing that we implement authoritarianism just because it's more convenient in this case? Classic "trains run on time" argument. Of course it offers some benefits, but the losses are far greater.

Not making an argument one way or the other just stating some facts. People can make up their own minds.

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