Japanese police caught two Sri Lankans with a car full of copper roofing ripped from temples and shrines. They took advantage of the post earthquake situation in the Noto peninsula. $2,500 worth of copper but probably 10x that to repair the damage
I’m not sure what I just saw, but I definitely prefer the way Chinese netizens are using AI to revive scenes from ancient paintings and educate people about their culture and history.
@mandate2049 What is the point are you trying to make? Yes Korea did borrow Chinese characters in the past since they did not have a written language. That does not make them Chinese subjects.
In 1905 the last King of Korea Gojong personally hand wrote a letter to POTUS Theodore Roosevelt calling for help from the United States amid mounting pressure from Japan to turn Korea into its protectorate.
The whole letter was written in Chinese.
I can read it.
Prior to the 1970s Korean was considered a vulgar pleb language unsuitable for any formal occasion by Koreans.
Korea was a Sinosphere state.
Everything serious was conducted in Chinese.
Same for Vietnam.
@mandate2049 수메르보다 이집트보다 한참 짧은 역사를 가진 한족 넘들아.
중국만물설로 주변 나라와 민족을 무시하면 니네는 일본 파시스트들과 다를게 없어.
잘살아도 편들어 주는 나라없는 일본 꼴 나는거야.
한국사람들은 너네가 수십수백년만에 나라가 망할동안 수백년-천년을 유지했었어. 이유가 있는거란다.
@exoLedlight@mandate2049 That's not true. The Jurchens / Khitan / Mongol / Manchu they all came to invade but eventually they ALL become sinicized. In fact the ruling Manchus (at later stages) even forgot their language entirely. That's the truth.
Chris Williamson said something that really stuck with me:
“In the game of life, he who has the smallest ego usually wins.”
Mark Manson agreed on the Modern Wisdom podcast and explained why. The loud, manipulative, “I’m so special and the world owes me” types often end up miserable and isolated. Real confidence, peace, and success actually come from humility — from dropping that over-inflated sense of self.
This one hit me. My best and calmest periods were when I stopped needing to be the smartest or most important guy in the room.
In a world that rewards massive egos, staying humble might be the ultimate long-term advantage.
Who wins more in the long run — people with huge egos or those with smaller ones?