Are We Wrong About China?
My friend once pictured China as a land of towering skylines and hidden watchers. She arrived in Shanghai. She found streets alive at midnight, offering a sense of safety and freedom. Public transport cost pennies, linking every corner of the city. E-commerce thrived with dizzying speed and convenience—fresh produce and ramen delivered to her dorm within hours. She experienced facial-recognition vending machines, neon avenues, and a palpable drive toward the future. Yet she also sensed a quiet oversight, an ever-present system logging purchases, journeys, and moments. She embraced the paradox. Shanghai revealed a more complex truth than any headline promised.
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“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ― Steve Jobs