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PaperclipPerfector  5d ago (text post)   2019 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for April 11, 2025

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Strong contrast with India, where people live in literal filth, yet seem happy and content.

Aren't like 60%+ of Indians desirous to emigrate out of their literal filth ?

Yes, but that's because they believe they can have their cake (their Indianess, communities ties) and eat it too (be in a clean & wealthy place).

I don't see why they can't. Nothing about the things valued in Indian culture and community ties is opposed to being in a clean and wealthy place.

Cleanness requires sacrifice.

Essentially, because being clean and wealthy requires a sort of compulsive perfectionism and if Indians generally had that then India would be different.

By contrast, look at Japan. They have a level of perfectionism and conformism that doesn’t necessarily make them happy, but Japan relies on its citizens having those qualities to run.

Indian's only have this attitude towards things that aren't their own (in recent years, there have been (successful imo) public campaigns to change this type of mentality so people can take pride in the public places of the country). Usually, neighborhoods and cleanliness level of areas where people with a higher socioeconomic class live are good. Even people with the lowest socioeconomic class keep their personal homes clean, even if they own very little.

there have been (successful imo) public campaigns to change this type of mentality so people can take pride in the public places of the country)

I’d be glad to hear this is working. I think running a really pleasant modern society requires the kind of itchy fretfulness that makes people pick up other people’s litter on the street. Of course, this isn’t necessarily happy for the people themselves, thus the stereotype of WASPs being over-socialised.

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