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cglee, re lack of understand, high-level complaining/frustration and pretty much your entire post, I couldn't agree with you more. The point I was trying to ma
by Chocobean 18y ago
cglee, re lack of understand, high-level complaining/frustration and pretty much your entire post, I couldn't agree with you more.
The point I was trying to make was that the article author is only echoing the idea that's been around for decades, that China is a land of opportunity, without bringing any new insights into why internet startups will do well. Just stating the potential isn't interesting, informative or insightful any more than proclaiming that "the internet is the future of business"
I guess I sounded a little erh, racist when I called them stingy: I guess I meant more along the lines of "frugal" and "cunning". Frugal: compare a Linen's n' Things to a chinese houseware store. You don't find NEAR as many useless kitchen knickknacks. Cunning: if i can duplicate your idea with a low-tech solution, I won't pay for your idea.(5-sizes melon baller set?! Multi-purpose automatic measuring devices for dry, powdered, wet, sticky foods? it's called a SPOON. singular.)
- cglee 18y agoMaybe perceptions of Chinese American immigrants taint your attitude towards Chinese people. Most immigrants have to be frugal because they're poor. Most immigrants have to be cunning because they're at a severe social disadvantage. It's being an immigrant, not Chinese, that's the difference (interestingly, this is also why a lot of Americans think Chinese people on the whole are really good at math). I find that Chinese people run the gamut on frugality and cunningness. You'll probably find more cunning people in the business world, for sure, but not necessarily more frugal.