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Re:The Chinese Civil Examinations by somrand0 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @06:42PM (#33902016)
truly privileged "kids" ain't going around looking for jobs thorough interviews, they show up as "investors" or are otherwise brought in by their 'connections'...
Re:The Chinese Civil Examinations by msla on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @06:47PM (#33902058)
Granted, but we're talking about upper-middle-class versus poor. Upper-middle-class means you speak the prestige dialect, you know what "business casual" means and you already have the proper outfit, and you have access to the relevant technology at home, not to mention free time to use it.
Re:The Chinese Civil Examinations by WalterBright on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @07:11PM (#33902298)
A servicable laptop at the pawn shop can be had for $200.
Re:The Chinese Civil Examinations by somrand0 on Thursday December 08, 2022 @07:48AM (#33907297)
but the internet no longer teaches you how to use it

that content has been paywalled.