Giokielicious(@jokieliu):Jokes aside, once you understand the ranking of shi-nong-gong-shang (not a caste system lmao) , it becomes clear that China has a very long cultural tradition of skepticism toward unrestrained capital and rich merchants. Merchants were placed last not because they were useless, but precisely because they were seen as potentially destabilizing: people who could amass great wealth and influence without producing anything tangible or serving the state directly. Actually the perfect civilization to adapt Marxism , no wonder socialism with Chinese characteristics worked so well.

2026.06.17 12:09

Jokes aside, once you understand the ranking of shi-nong-gong-shang (not a caste system lmao) , it becomes clear that China has a very long cultural tradition of skepticism toward unrestrained capital and rich merchants. Merchants were placed last not because they were useless, but precisely because they were seen as potentially destabilizing: people who could amass great wealth and influence without producing anything tangible or serving the state directly. Actually the perfect civilization to adapt Marxism , no wonder socialism with Chinese characteristics worked so well.

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