Hi there, Leander here living and breathing in Shanghai, China, for the last 10 years or so.
When I decided to move here I was living in Quebec city, Canada, and was looking for that authentic Chinese culture full of Ying/Yang and Taichi and Art of doing by letting things go their way... Can't say I fund those but I got new skills here, like surviving in the crowed, understand competition and the value of money and what it represents for local Chinese.
Growing in France in an Artist family I never new what Capitalism really meant. Then, being a bad student, I had to choose a job witch I became quite good at over years of hard training and working. Dental Technician it is... a very technical, ethical and beautiful job for the few passionates which I belong to.
This job took me from France to Salzbourg Austria to Canada to China! Unfortunately my love for the ancient Chinese culture disappeared and a bitter feeling grew over the years of failure to sell my skills here. However it opened my eyes and made me look for new opportunities.
So that's when I heard about Amazon and the possibilities offered by this huge e-commerce platform. I'm now independent from my primary job, Dental Technician, and can see a brighter future. I'm actually looking for some partners :-)
The thing about living in China is I realised how different a society could become when money is in the center of every relationship. How the competition turns the people into potential enemies to overcome. I believe our million years of evolution are now waisted in a cruel society that smash creative and beautiful individuals. Therefor I hope a social network like Steemit can empower those who are adding values to other instead of taking from them. Steemit like projects could make a big difference in the future of the humans if it organised around fairness and truth as a core.
Let me know what you think below, I'm truly interested debate here.
Sincerely,!
Leander