China's good-enough (cha-bu-duo) culture

[wetnose]

https://aeon.co/essays/what-chinese-corner-cutting-reveals-about-modernity

 

[angry anderson]

 

[beaver_hunter]

It was a big problem in Korean in the 90's as well when the economic boom was starting. Shady construction of the Sampoong Mall went crashing, killing so many. And then a whole lot of people went to jail.

 

[vanperb]

This mixed with the counterfeit culture makes life very interesting. It's almost like capitalism at its purest.

Can't wait to see how those new nuclear reactors turn out.

 

[wetnose]

We're not immune either - some new home construction can be pretty shoddy:

 

[westwoody]

We're not immune either - some new home construction can be pretty shoddy:

 

[happycanuck99]

https://aeon.co/essays/what-chinese-corner-cutting-reveals-about-modernity

Very interesting read.

 

[westwoody]

Lots of corner cutting at US defence contractors. Boeing workers were forgetting tools inside military aircraft components.