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Stories of ‘beating the odds’ in China draw dark responses from wary public (www.aljazeera.com)

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Wave of online scepticism about two stories of survival and success in China point to deeper public dissatisfaction.

The lengths that some are willing to go to stifle bad news in China drew ridicule online last year when a student at a college in Nanchang discovered a rat’s head in his cafeteria rice meal, which canteen staff, the school and a local food supervision bureau all claimed was duck meat.

The catering company then threatened legal actions against anyone “spreading rumours” about their food, while students were told by school staff not to discuss the rodent’s head in the rice.

“When those in power even try to cover up a rat head, it is difficult to trust anything you hear or see in the media,” Li from Suzhou said.

Peng from Shenzhen concurred.

“There are so many problems in China right now with the economy, with corruption, and with many other things,” she said.

“You can’t hide it all behind some positive stories,” she added.

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So:

Foolish me for thinking no-one could possibly need an /s on that comment.
"Fight" can mean a lot of things. Even in my fanciful, conspiracy-laden story, there aren't middle-class hoards battling in the streets with the poor
If you don't think the pharmaceutical industry isn't driving up use of their products then you've been living under a rock and have missed the entire opioid crisis, where pharma is being sued for doing exactly that. Or do you thinv chronic pain sufferers don't have valid medical conditions?

Drugs are absolutely beneficial for a lot of people. There are also absolutely a lot of kids on prozac, or on amphetamines, wh don't need to be. Or did you not know that highly addictive amphetamines is a commonly prescribed for ADHD?

[–] relevants@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

Foolish me for thinking no-one could possibly need an /s on that comment.

I got the sarcasm, but this particular point is – as you've demonstrated very clearly in your response – the actual message you're trying to push.

Or did you not know that highly addictive amphetamines is a commonly prescribed for ADHD?

You're using "highly addictive" to insinuate that this is just a ludicrous and fundamentally flawed practice. No concern towards all of those who do have ADHD who report that medication has helped them live a life otherwise inaccessible to them. It's highly stigmatizing framing and just because you have a valid point about opioids does not mean you get to dismiss genuine mental health struggles as having fallen prey to a marketing scheme.