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Hold your head high, and your middle finger higher
- Dec 25, 2020
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As someone who's interested in the topic of narcissism and how narcissistic behaviours develop, I thought I'd share an video watched about a tragic incident that happened at a hotpot restaurant in the Sichuan Province of China. The incident involved an entitled couple and their spoiled child who was causing trouble at the restaurant.
Here's the link to the video:
Besides the main event, the video also covers various other examples of such parents (who usually come from wealthy backgrounds) enabling—even going as far as to defend—their childrens' behaviour, including, but not limited to, animal abuse.
TL/DW;
The family had been regulars at the restaurant ever since it opened. On that fateful day the boy created a ruckus, and harassed patrons and inconveniencing staff. Neither his parents nor the restaurant management made any attempt to keep his misbehaviour in check, where staff were even told prior to avoid conflict with the family. And, whenever they were confronted about it, the boy's parents would defend his behaviour, arguing with patrons and staff alike. Then at one point, by sheer (bad) luck the boy just so happened to pick the wrong people, fugitives wanted for murder, to mess with...
Initially, this incident only made headlines locally, in the region it originated from. However, it was brought into the national spotlight only this year when a movie inspired by the events was released, bringing into light spoiled children and their misbehaviour, as well as parental indulgence and neglect.
What are your thoughts about this incident? Do you think that the family deserved their fate? Many Chinese netizens certainly think so, expressing their satisfaction with the outcome and applauding the criminals, expressing that they should have their sentences reduced.
What was not discussed in the video however, is an insidious illness lurking in every corner of our society, namely the unwanted and unwelcome socio-psychological effects of affluence on society. This growing phenomenon,
aptly termed "affluenza"—derived from the words "affluence" and "influenza"—is the root at which such a sense of entitlement is derived from. It is characterised by an inability to understand the consequences of one's actions due to financial privilege, hence leading to a disregard of one's moral responsibility towards fellow human beings.
Ever since market reforms led China to open her gates to foreign investment on 1978, China has become one of the fastest growing economies worldwide. Things which have been considered a luxury back then have become the default now, and as more and more people become wealthier, they are able to afford more lavish lifestyles. Throw in China's One-Child Policy into the mix, you get "Little Emperor Syndrome"—observed in the decades following it's implementation—where the one and only child from (typically upper-class) families are over-indulged and pampered by their parents and grandparents, leading to the development of self-centredness and entitled behaviours, as well as a lack of social skills and difficulty relating to others.
Here's the link to the video:
Besides the main event, the video also covers various other examples of such parents (who usually come from wealthy backgrounds) enabling—even going as far as to defend—their childrens' behaviour, including, but not limited to, animal abuse.
TL/DW;
The family had been regulars at the restaurant ever since it opened. On that fateful day the boy created a ruckus, and harassed patrons and inconveniencing staff. Neither his parents nor the restaurant management made any attempt to keep his misbehaviour in check, where staff were even told prior to avoid conflict with the family. And, whenever they were confronted about it, the boy's parents would defend his behaviour, arguing with patrons and staff alike. Then at one point, by sheer (bad) luck the boy just so happened to pick the wrong people, fugitives wanted for murder, to mess with...
Initially, this incident only made headlines locally, in the region it originated from. However, it was brought into the national spotlight only this year when a movie inspired by the events was released, bringing into light spoiled children and their misbehaviour, as well as parental indulgence and neglect.
What are your thoughts about this incident? Do you think that the family deserved their fate? Many Chinese netizens certainly think so, expressing their satisfaction with the outcome and applauding the criminals, expressing that they should have their sentences reduced.
What was not discussed in the video however, is an insidious illness lurking in every corner of our society, namely the unwanted and unwelcome socio-psychological effects of affluence on society. This growing phenomenon,
aptly termed "affluenza"—derived from the words "affluence" and "influenza"—is the root at which such a sense of entitlement is derived from. It is characterised by an inability to understand the consequences of one's actions due to financial privilege, hence leading to a disregard of one's moral responsibility towards fellow human beings.
Ever since market reforms led China to open her gates to foreign investment on 1978, China has become one of the fastest growing economies worldwide. Things which have been considered a luxury back then have become the default now, and as more and more people become wealthier, they are able to afford more lavish lifestyles. Throw in China's One-Child Policy into the mix, you get "Little Emperor Syndrome"—observed in the decades following it's implementation—where the one and only child from (typically upper-class) families are over-indulged and pampered by their parents and grandparents, leading to the development of self-centredness and entitled behaviours, as well as a lack of social skills and difficulty relating to others.
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