Frightening! I've spoken to them at the Masters level at University and they visibly stiffen and swell with pride if you concede something self-evident like
Australia's defence forces aren't as big as China's.
That conditioning is huge. Yet many still grow up questioning the entire thing and give rise to trends like Lying Flat.
Since shut down by the authorities on the internet, at least to overt discussion, the movement is about rejecting consumerism, long work hours, empty disengagement etc.
Those kids aren't all going to become robots.
https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/the-lying-flat-movement-standing-in-the-way-of-chinas-innovation-drive/
