heres how I know; vietnam & australia didn't need the vaccine to do it, so whatever it is that caused the US to not be able to deal with the pandemic without the vaccine is also gonna make the US be unable to deal with the pandemic with the vaccine.

The lack of the vaccine isn't the problem, corruption is. It isn't a tech problem, it's a governance problem. The US is gonna have COVID for ever.

PS, the exact same thing applies for climate change. Ppl be like "oh climate change will be fixed once we invent the right tech". The thing is, we already have the tech to end climate change, we're just ruled by ppl who don't want to. We're fucked, and we're fucked forever, stop waiting for the ghost of albert einstein to solve your problems for you with a glass vial & recognize that anyone who tells you to is the enemy

    • Express [any,none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Leave then. It’s almost impossible right now, but if you want to get a job in a ‘developing’ country like Vietnam it’s not hard as an American. Get a degree, literally any degree and go get your TEFL. Congratulations you just unlocked your way into almost every ‘developing’ country on earth. Just stop teaching English as soon as you can unless that’s your dream for some reason.

        • Express [any,none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          You already did the hard part by getting there. You now have a new job which is learn the language and get make connections doing the things you want to do is the next goal so you don’t kill yourself doing a job you hate with probably an abusive company. You already have a degree by this point so you are more “educated” than almost every local even in countries like China. You hopefully also can learn a useful skill besides just being a foreigner during this time.

          A big warning to you if your going to China, it’s a lovely place but as an individual it’s far more of an intense capitalist hustle than even the US. The difference is there is economic growth so the rising tide is lifting everyone up right now. Any sort of leftist ideas you have about it come into place on the big picture level so just be ready for that. Also getting side jobs outside of teaching English is pretty easy once you get bad at the language, but some of the nicer ones won’t be available to you if you have dark skin. Obama-black is the socially acceptable limit on those.

        • lilpissbaby [any]
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          4 years ago

          i'm not from the US but I'm also strongly considering going to the Chinese or Cuban consulate and asking some question about graduate degrees and immigration.

      • emizeko [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        It’s almost impossible right now,

        this is the part I'm talking about

      • deshara218 [any]
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        4 years ago

        if i were homeless i would simply buy a house