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This is an incredibly naive take on an issue that is wide spread in China to the point of it being almost the norm. Confucianism does not lend itself well to c

This is an incredibly naive take on an issue that is wide spread in China to the point of it being almost the norm. Confucianism does not lend itself well to crucial infrastructure , you know, things you don’t want to collapse. https://www.chinaexpatsociety.com/culture/the-chabuduo-mindset https://www.chinaexpatsociety.com/culture/the-chabuduo-minds... It’s an entire mindset.

l3mure 3y ago
Fascinating. Within the past 2 years, the US suffered 98 people killed in a condo collapse, and a fairly serious (though thankfully non-fatal) bridge collapse. There's also the especially egregious case a bit further back of the New Orleans levies failing during Katrina. Must have been undercover Confucians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse https://www.npr.org/2022/01/28/1076343656/pittsburgh-bridge-collapse-biden-visit https://www.npr.org/2022/01/28/1076343656/pittsburgh-bridge-...
- ruthie_cohen 3y ago
  If you really want to go down that road: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61290444 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61290444 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57830767 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57830767 https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096810346/survivor-found-almost-6-days-after-china-building-collapse https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096810346/survivor-found-alm... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66286576 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66286576 -— You simply cannot compare the two. I could provide examples all day of how Chinese culture and the CCP allows this type of phenomenon to continue unabated. It isn’t to say that there are serious infrastructure concerns in America that continue to go unaddressed. But the scale of graft and shoddy construction in China beggars belief. It extends into every aspect of enterprise, taking shortcuts is the absolute cultural norm.
- green-eclipse 3y ago
  The reason it was such enormous news was due to how very rare this situation is in the US. Apartment buildings don't collapse on a weekly basis.

l3mure 3y ago

Fascinating. Within the past 2 years, the US suffered 98 people killed in a condo collapse, and a fairly serious (though thankfully non-fatal) bridge collapse. There's also the especially egregious case a bit further back of the New Orleans levies failing during Katrina. Must have been undercover Confucians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse https://www.npr.org/2022/01/28/1076343656/pittsburgh-bridge-collapse-biden-visit https://www.npr.org/2022/01/28/1076343656/pittsburgh-bridge-...

ruthie_cohen 3y ago
If you really want to go down that road: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61290444 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61290444 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57830767 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57830767 https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096810346/survivor-found-almost-6-days-after-china-building-collapse https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096810346/survivor-found-alm... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66286576 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66286576 -— You simply cannot compare the two. I could provide examples all day of how Chinese culture and the CCP allows this type of phenomenon to continue unabated. It isn’t to say that there are serious infrastructure concerns in America that continue to go unaddressed. But the scale of graft and shoddy construction in China beggars belief. It extends into every aspect of enterprise, taking shortcuts is the absolute cultural norm.
green-eclipse 3y ago
The reason it was such enormous news was due to how very rare this situation is in the US. Apartment buildings don't collapse on a weekly basis.