[shrimp_emoji]

Interestingly, confucianism extends this concept of obligation to society at large, in which case you're never flipping the table as a good person.

I wonder if that's a better paradigm than the more individualistic one we have in the West.

[huntertwo]

One thought that comes to mind is that this paradigm makes it easier for bad actors (those who are “selfish”) to get ahead.