• @Dasus
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    165 months ago

    Do you have a real life example of a currently existing culture with such a practice?

    Because I feel like you’ve seen a few too many movies.

    • LucasWaffyWaf
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      55 months ago

      I vaguely recall having heard that before of somewhere out in eastern Asia, but I can’t recall where at. I’d be curious to see what that’s about.

      googles

      Found this.

        • LucasWaffyWaf
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          55 months ago

          Yes, and the reasoning behind why it’s considered such is also detailed in the link itself. I figured I’d leave that link as a way for folks to read into it and learn where the claim originated from.

      • @Dasus
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        35 months ago

        That’s not a “life-debt” as much as it’s just regular insurance debt.

        The same logic would apply in western countries, but the practice we have make it less likely you’d get away with murder so actually driving over someone to kill them on purpose after an accidental crash isn’t quite as common as in China.

        Nothing to do with “saved your life so now I’m now responsible for it”.

        • LucasWaffyWaf
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          35 months ago

          Which is exactly what I wanted to clear up with the Snopes link.

          • @Dasus
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            25 months ago

            Fair enough