Holistic vs Analytical

Weird thing the antonym of holistic is actually atomistic

Then:

Westerners are atomized individuals

Now this do sounds correct

  • Foolio [any]
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    2 years ago

    Funny because Chinese history is the opposite. The rice areas were full of pirates and merchants and shit who spread out to Taiwan and SE Asia. The central plain area was that bureaucratic core.

    • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      From what I've read, the north was easier to unify/administer because cavalry was easier to use on the planes of the north than the terrain if the south.

      I think this is also reflected in the greater linguistic diversity of the south.

      But don't take anything I wrote as authoritative, I'm not an expert by any means

      • Foolio [any]
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        2 years ago

        Not an expert either, but the central plain is also the homeland of what we call the "Han". That wheat growing area is where the first Chinese state emerged and it later expanded into the southern borderlands/hills. Flat plains are easier to control than wild hills.

        Basically no overseas Chinese community spoke Mandarin before Singapore mandated it/people fled the revolution, which pretty much says it all. How does it vibe with a "collectivist, interdependent" culture to be the ones chasing $$$ over the ocean while the "individualists" stay home and try to forbid overseas exploring?

    • Diogenes_Barrel [love/loves]
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      2 years ago

      the southern song got rid of the imperial curfew, invented the night on the town in the Big City.

      not sure how that vibes with lib nonsense words like collectivist/individualist tho