JiveTurkey
1d ago
Not to oversimplify, and of course not everyone will exemplify their cultural context, but within Confucianism there is deep and explicit precedent to prioritize the interests of the family over others. In another culture, it would be at the very least understandable natural impulse, but in China, it would be like... an absolute no-brainer. See the Sheep-Stealing case in The Analects: https://confucius.page/analects-13-18/
JiveTurkey
3d ago
I'm not trying to scrape the Internet for video; I can find the videos/clips myself. I just need to know what's regarded as accurate so I know what to track down.
JiveTurkey
5d ago
What AI is the best for combing the Internet and synthesizing opinions without hallucinating? I'm a teacher trying to edit together compelling but accurate video montages using clips accurately depicting content. These clips can come from works that are overall inaccurate or of mixed accuracy. I don't have time to find and watch all potentially relevant movies (and many are not in English) and can't be an expert on all subject matter, so I need AI to scour the Internet and synthesize me a list of these movies and scenes so I can take them. Which AI would be best for this? The children will thank you!
Por que no los dos? It's not mutually exclusive.
What about China, where you have greybeards playing majong in the shadows of 5-year old L.E.D.ed-out towers? There are a lot of old people in China, and despite the Cultural Revolution, plenty of old stuff and old vibes, even as there's a lot of optimism and striving forward. Yes, it's a harsh man-eat-man world, and the Lying Flat Movement might not feel irrational for many, but when I was there in the early 2010s, the mood seemed overall optimistic. I haven't returned since, and China changes so fast and is a big country so I don't know what the aggregate mood is... but I doubt it's the same sort of checked-out resignation I hear casually invoked on West Coast US. Not to jump on one little thing you said, but I think the critical aspects are the growth, and the feeling of personal agency. It seemed to me that Chinese people, while understanding the corruption etc, still believed that if they worked really, really, really fucking hard they could better their circumstances. Many Americans seem to feel resigned to a decline, but also don't really seem to have any specific idea of what that looks like, and can't articulate it beyond vibes.
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