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Re:For now at least, China's citizens are embracing social-c... by thrwy_01 on Friday January 25, 2019 @03:52AM (#18996526)
Isnt there a similar level of competition in all of those places?

Also I've met a lot of mainland Chinese people who recently immigrated to the us and can say that they don't seem like unscrupulous people at a significantly greater rate than the general population.

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Re:For now at least, China's citizens are embracing social-c... by ido on Friday January 25, 2019 @04:57AM (#18996804)
The penalties for "losing" are much lower in rich countries.

My grandfather used to say that he left the Soviet Union because he didn't want to live in a country where you have to cheat in order to have a good life.

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