As a Chinese person, I’ve noticed these incidents becoming more frequent in recent years. Despite gun control, there have been more knife attacks and vehicle rammings. Many innocent lives have been lost and families shattered, which is deeply distressing and frightening. I often remind my family and friends to be cautious when going out.

Discussing these topics is often restricted or prohibited within China. I’m curious to understand why people who want to ‘take revenge on society’ harm strangers who are defenseless and unknown to them. Logically, this behavior is hard to comprehend. There’s an old Chinese saying that roughly translates to ‘revenge should be directed at the source of the grievance.’ If someone has been wronged and feels desperate, shouldn’t they confront those who harmed them directly? By attacking random strangers, only innocent people suffer while those responsible remain unaffected.

I’m deeply saddened by this situation and am seeking insights. This is my first post on Lemmy, and I hope people can explain this issue or recommend books or videos that address the reasons behind such behaviors. Thank you very much.

  • @[email protected]
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    2320 hours ago

    Sadly extreme behavior seems to be an effect everywhere as this global late stage capitalism is causing people to lose agency and become more and more disturbed

    • @InverseParallax
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      2320 hours ago

      China has an incredible spin on late-stage capitalism, it’s like they skipped all the decent stages and went straight for the dystopia bits.

      • @[email protected]
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        2319 hours ago

        Just because they call themselves communists, doesn’t mean the end result isn’t the same as capitalism.

        A select few have the power, most others are exploited as much as possible

        • Call me Lenny/Leni
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          -519 hours ago

          I speak with it in mind there’s a difference between “late stage” and the “regular” kind.

      • @NatakuNox
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        1419 hours ago

        China has the fastest growing billionaire and millionaire class in the world. There’s never been a fully communist or capitalist country