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“culture that doesn't work” “culture that brought them prosperity” What are these 2 cultures?
by justicezyx 9y ago
“culture that doesn't work”
“culture that brought them prosperity”
What are these 2 cultures?
- RikNieu 9y agoI'm assuming freedom VS authoritarianism.
- justicezyx 9y agoThe control over the economy is overall getting lowered instead of tightened. Internet companies appear to lose freedom not because Chinese government tightens control, but they are allowed to grow to certain sizes so that state control that has always been there now is applicable to them. Like everything, complexity adds up. Control comes with a cost, and needs careful planing and execution.
- bitL 9y agoQing dynasty tried to slap a modern sticker on its culture by importing western tech. It failed miserably. It seems this is something innate to Chinese mind in the frame of its historic culture - the tech aberration was tolerated since 80s, now the old way of thinking is taking over again.
- dmix 9y agoWhile Japan actually adopted western style industry and became a powerhouse quickly. Sadly Japan seems to be having their own problems albeit different but still regressive culture-driven. State-incentivized stagnation, focusing on the needs of a few small group of elite older companies from a past generation who are friends with the government, while neglecting the small young upstarts, disincentivizing risk and change. And trying to make patchwork fixes large under the guise of western economic theory.