• SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    https://qz.com/927277/psychologist-wu-zhihong-explains-why-chinese-people-only-have-the-mental-age-of-a-six-month-old-in-his-book-nation-of-giant-babies/

    Have fun with this one.

    • Yllych [any]
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      3 years ago

      From a social perspective, Wu notes, Chinese people place a strong emphasis on collectivism because they can’t live on their own, both spiritually and materially speaking. They rely on guanxi, or personal connections, to get things done. Meanwhile, they prefer to let powerful figures such as their parents or the government make decisions for them.

      Very glad that here in the west personal connections aren't a metric for success, nor do we allow powerful figures to make decisions that fundamentally shape our lives without our input.

      • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        Very glad that here in the west personal connections aren’t a metric for success, nor do we allow powerful figures to make decisions that fundamentally shape our lives without our input.

        Yeah totally glad we don't go to college to join a pledge and meet future employers and whatnot. Also great that people here have so much say in politics and it's not like people hundreds of miles away manage your life's decision for you!

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      If Jordan Peterson was Freudian instead of Jungian and also happened to be Chinese and not destroyed by an all-meat diet.