this kind of work culture preys on peoples' need to put food on the table and residual chinese societal pressures of being able to afford a house and a family
people generally do not care about the bigger picture, they aren't in a position to do so since their immediate livelihoods are already at stake
Yeah, point taken. I had the impression, based on whatever a western leftist can understand from this position, that there was a widespread pride in state achievements and an appreciation of China's newly elevated geopolitcal status. It doesn't put food on the table tho.
this kind of work culture preys on peoples' need to put food on the table and residual chinese societal pressures of being able to afford a house and a family
people generally do not care about the bigger picture, they aren't in a position to do so since their immediate livelihoods are already at stake
Yeah, point taken. I had the impression, based on whatever a western leftist can understand from this position, that there was a widespread pride in state achievements and an appreciation of China's newly elevated geopolitcal status. It doesn't put food on the table tho.