@EvolLove I think a synthesis between the good parts of what China does and Nordic social democracy could be practical, and would be the best system of governance ever devised. Use more Western-style transparent, open forms of subsidy to engender competitive industries in roughly the same way China does, require continued independence of firms — nonconsolidation — as a condition of subsidy. https://drafts.interfluidity.com/2024/09/04/income-driven-repayment-of-fixed-capital/index.html /fin