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  • HauntedBySpectacle [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Tbf sometimes unbelievably dystopian statistics about China are actually true Like how at one point, one quarter of the urban population was addicted to :ukkk:'s opium

    edit: nope

    • TheCaconym [any]
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      2 years ago

      Like how at one point, one quarter of the urban population was addicted to

      Of course they weren't. That would be equally insane.

      The absolute largest actual sourced estimates I've seen were around 5% IIRC; and the actual amount likely close to 1 or 2%. Which is still enormous, obviously.

      • HauntedBySpectacle [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        I appreciate the correction. I have read this here many times, just goes to show we should be careful even here about confirmation bias and not thoroughly checking sources. I was familiar with the historian cited for the 25% figure, but not his critics.