| Traum | 10-08-2015 05:21 PM |
I don't blame the baller 2nd gen all that much (OK, that means I still do, but only a bit) -- I just don't really understand. I mean, a lot of these guys do school / grow up here too, be it elementary, secondary, or college / university. When they are going through all that, certainly they have to have met someone that leaves a (positive) impression on them without having any money involved, right? Especially when I was younger (say, up to some time in university), I've always come across people that impress me one way or another -- be it their wit, their quick thinking, their good manners, their skills in certain / various things, the way they interact / work with people, etc. And then I think about those experiences and see how I can borrow ideas to improve myself. Even when you are a cocky little bastard -- I certainly was one when I was a kid -- sooner or later, you are gonna get your a$$ whooped somehow in some sort of aspect (school, sports, personality, whatever), and you'd want to figure out why, wouldn't you?
Or maybe that is just my thinking. Quote:
Originally Posted by pastarocket
(Post 8687831)
People should not put all the blame on these baller second generation rich kids from China. I think that it's a combination of Chinese government policy and the poor parenting skills of many of these rich Chinese parents that made these kids into attention whore, insecure kids, with a great sense of entitlement.
| My understanding with China's one child policy is, back in the day when it was first introduced, the rules are probably quite strict. For the kids that are born in the 90's though, the situation has pretty much shifted to a state where if your family has the money, power, and/or connections, you are going to be able to find ways to get around that 1 child limit. So I would say your remarks are certainly true for the middle class or even upper middle class, but for the ballers that we are talking about here, they wouldn't really be the only child anymore. Quote:
Correct me if I'm wrong, I think that that the Chinese government has laws in place which put strict controls on the size of a couple's family. The "one child" policy. The result is that you have many families with have only one child.
This child is the only hope, the future of this family's line of descendants. This only child is very valuable in the eyes of the kids. If the only child is a son, then his importance to the parents increases because he carries on the family's name. These rich parents treat these kids like "little princes" and "little princesses" by buying them almost anything that they want in order to make their child happy.
As a result, these kids become spoiled kids with a sense of entitlement. Their sense of worth is based on what their parents give them, not based on what they do or achieve with their own hard work, skill, or resources. These kids can become insecure also because they do not have that tight family network of siblings to support and care for them. They make friends with other rich kids, who are also spoiled, attention getting whores in order to have a sense of worth.
Your thoughts?
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