Was watching this cute vlog about life in rural Xinjiang when suddenly, what do i see at 4:50, a self-driving tractor! This made me think of Vance’s “Chinese peasants” comment. Technology is so ubiquitous in China that even some of the poorest regions in China have more high tech equipment than the farmers in my own local area.

And this nothing compared to what is happening in the wealthier regions of China, where they use all kinds of smart drones to fly over the fields. And if you’ve seen any videos from Chinese factories you’ll know the insane levels of automation that are happening there are just out of this world. Man, China really is living in the future.