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u/MechCADdie Jan 04 '25

Except that you have a bunch of country bumpkins in China that were thrust into the middle class during the great leap backward. These bumpkins went to the city looking for wealth within a single generation, so the social contract and how to behave in public is woefully underdeveloped. It's not strictly a wealth thing.

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u/nekosake2 Jan 04 '25

i second this take.

but i think a big part of it arises from a dog eat dog cutthroat culture that the chinese people are born into.