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    9 months ago

    Haven’t studies shown a pretty strong correlation between scores and future income in China?

    FWIW, it’s not like that culture is new. The increase in suicide rates has other drivers. I think it’s far more likely to be driven by social media and social isolation than by academic pressure (which has existed to a similar degree for the past few decades).

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      Let’s not forget the pandemic that they took seriously, saving millions of lives, caused a lot of trauma to a whole generation and kids are vulnerable to that sort of thing.

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        29 months ago

        Absolutely. Harsh lockdown policies reduce real social interactions and meaningfully affect mental health. In America, this is reflected in the absolutely dogshit quality of drivers today.