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Is 35 too old to work in China’s tech sector? (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 months ago by mao@lemmygrad.ml to c/china@lemmygrad.ml

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Kinda sucks that this stuff still hasn't been addressed.

I've personally known people that have been told that they are "too old" for things like jobs or uni admissions in China. I've seen the job postings that recruiters put on apps like wechat as well and some of them will even say things like "female wanted" or "female European only."

The vid also mentions 996, which is technically illegal but it happens all the time. Know a few ppl who used to work this schedule.

I think in terms of things like infrastructure (e.g. high speed rail, etc.) China is doing pretty well. But when it comes to things like ageism, racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination they still have quite a way to go.

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

... But when it comes to things like ageism, racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination they still have quite a way to go.

22.4 years in the tech sector in the united states makes me wonder if you've ever experienced what it's like here.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

did you know in China *describes something that is legal and regularly happens in the US*

[+] LeGrognardOfLove@lemmygrad.ml -8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why the whataboutism ?

It may be true in the usa but it's still true in china. This person expected more from a country that is touted here as the best thing since sliced bread....

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why the straw man? No one here makes that claim.

[–] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought I saw a comment like it the other day, turns out it was actually you: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/7795835/6336425

Amazing. China truly is the best thing since sliced bread.

Though I assumed and still do that you were being somewhat tongue-in-cheek using the expression, not trying to imply that it can do no wrong.

I do think it's possible someone could read some of the posts on lemmygrad and have the takeaway that there are people who are uncritically supporting China on everything and assuming it's a fully realized utopia. But some of that, if so, may be a misread on tone. The way I see it, China represents a government actually working for its people at a large scale and that along with its anti-imperialist positioning, means it is easy to look up to it for those of us who are dealing with liberal capitalist hell. But it should be understood that it's more about comparison than about idealizing it. Many of us who post here, supposing migrant obstacles were not a factor, would probably be struggling less in China, but that doesn't mean no one struggles in China; a key distinction.

[–] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what I meant too. It's true that you will see a lot of praise for China and very little criticism. The balance is not really objective. But that is the outcome of two factors. First is that the climate here is shaped directly by what the mainstream media is like. Even in 2025 mainstream stenographers have a racist and warmongering outlook towards China which is 99% untethered from reality. There is no point really in trying to meet these ghouls in the middle. China has made tremendous achievements. They have gone from being a playground for all flavours of colonialsts to one of the most advanced countries in the world but they don't care about that. The second is that we can't criticise China earnestly because we don't live in China neither do we speak or read Chinese. I have lived in an anglo country for a little while and have learnt that most people don't have the mental framework, let alone the requisite information, to understand and critique a foreign culture.

It would be nice if China were vehemently anti-Israel and somehow were able to use their uniquely powerful position outside the West to prevent the genocide in Palestine but I am not gonna waste time being mad at China while the western world unanimously arms Israel and jails and disappears their own people who voice their opposition to it. I don't want to have to say good things about China. I would rather just go about my day. But for that I would like my own country to not be a tool for western encirclement of a peaceful country like China while having a hunger index worse than DPRK's.

[–] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Well said. Especially I like this part:

The second is that we can’t criticise China earnestly because we don’t live in China neither do we speak or read Chinese. I have lived in an anglo country for a little while and have learnt that most people don’t have the mental framework, let alone the requisite information, to understand and critique a foreign culture.

And it reminds me of something I wanted to mention more generally in the thread as a response to the video, which is that I don't get what honest purpose it serves for the segment to have somebody from a foreign university speaking in English about China's work culture problems. I'm not saying SCMP is outright lying about the culture; as far as I can find on SCMP, it has a complicated history of ownership and is currently owned by Alibaba group, not colonial interests - but it is I would say at least a yellow flag (warning sign) regarding the framing of something, when criticism of one of the west's targets is being presented in English through the framing of an outsider.

[–] TankieReplyBot@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: