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Will mocking wealthy people make me equally rich?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Advice not to mock cannot be reversed into a wealth-attraction method. We discussed an online reminder not to ridicule others’ situations because we may face them later. It teaches treatment of people, not transformation into whomever we mock.
People used irony to mock the rich for earning too much or attractive people for living on looks, as though the same advantages would then come to them. The comments may be funny, but recognise that the original advice has become a different joke.
My concern is whether repeated humour makes us forget boundaries. Children still learning discernment should not think mockery is merely fun while another is hurt. Understanding humour also requires knowing how we treat people. Enjoyment should not obscure the original lesson.