Network States

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One thing I notice in the West especially is this tendency to severely underestimate how much change China has gone through in the past 30ish years. It’s unprecedented at a scale that I don’t portend to even attempt to understand as well, but I think it’s severely overlooked as many in the West

Americans are just not calibrated on how far Asia has advanced.

Why? I think it’s partly because there is no mass media depicting modern life in Asia besides perhaps Crazy Rich Asians. Also partly pride.

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One of the reasons I've been aiming to watch more Chinese, South Korean, Japanese and Indian movies/shows.

Any recommendations?

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Movies won’t work for this purpose. You have to travel there or live there for a while. But if you want great movies, check out some from Edward Yang (Taiwan) and Zia Zhangke (China).

Since China eased visa restrictions last year, there have been a lot more foreign tourists. Many people have also posted travel vlogs on YouTube, and you can find many of them by searching.

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Start with some kdrama on Netflix eg. Itaewon class or crash landing on you!