Ongoing Covid lockdowns in Shanghai have caused widespread misery, anger, abuses, and even death. But what about the upsides? Well…

- Traffic’s a bit better
- Strangers now know your name/age/medical history
- At least 4,600 fewer dialysis patients, emergency-surgery times slashed
- Obesity no longer an issue
- Finally, time to watch that Xi Jinping Thought boxset
- Passport applications up 1,800 percent
- Foreign forces down to just Shaun Rein
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