We've had our share of crazies in America's history, but I never knew how hilariously dysfunctional ancient China used to be. I mean, you've got a guy whose solution for invaders is to build a huge wall, which of course kills more workers during its construction than any invasion force likely would, and in a desperate search for immortality, ingests anything that anyone claims is the elixir of life, including mercury pills, which ironically probably did him in. I love it!
Oh, and there was a guy whose only claim to fame was having a giant penis.
Anyway, I ran across this (admittedly old) incredible story about Chinese parents who pay $200,000 for a prep program designed to get their kids into Harvard. And I have to ask: if you have $200,000 laying around (and presumably another $120,000 for tuition), WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU SENDING YOUR KID TO COLLEGE FOR? Presumably, the very point of college is so you can make $320,000 through your life in the first place so you can stop licking people's asses at the office and start working for yourself and your own ideas. Why not skip the 4 years of drinking and getting ignored by rich white chicks and just read a couple of books and start your own business or venture capitalism immediately? What's the point of going to Harvard?
It's like...well, killing your entire workforce by forcing them to build a wall to protect them from invaders.
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