[chaostheory]

Maybe I should have elaborated more on a really sensitive issue. I'm not saying that it's impossible to climb Mt Everest with an extra 50lbs on your back that isn't useful for mountaineering, but it's much harder. i.e. Innovation may happen but the rate of innovation is much lower as well as the impact

If my post is 'utter nonsense' then prove it with better arguments

These comments remind me of the time when I refused to believe that Mao was behind a famine or the Cultural Revolution after years of living in the West; it got to the point where I was arguing with a professor in class...

[Hexcles]

Well, I'm not saying your entire post is nonsense, but rather your choice of examples and citations. And here again, the example that you used to refuse believe Mao contributed to the famine or cultural revolution has nothing to do with this discussion. And in your original post, those random success "secrets" you cited really don't help your argument.

[chaostheory]

My refusal to believe Mao did anything bad does matter and it is relevant. Emotion and pride will cloud introspection and it will blind you to what others see in plain sight. Denial does nothing to fix problems. Sure there are other places in Asia that share one of China's major problems that I've mentioned but I can't think of any place in Asia that has all of them.

If my argument is so weak, do you have any stats and facts to destroy it?