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wolfinterval • today at 3:38 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

They do in our puritanical culture.

In a Goffman Front Stage/Back Stage sense, you are supposed to keep the front stage presentation on the level of a pious monk or nun.

The irony to me is this just another asymmetrical advantage for Chinese culture.


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kridsdale1 • today at 3:42 PM

Maybe people are tired of that bullshit. The most powerful guy in business clearly felt empowered to let that facade go. I guess he just got a check for his experiment.