Blockchain Chicken Farm

Blockchain Chicken Farm

And Other Stories of Tech in China's Countryside

Xiaowei Wang

in contemporary China, this is a common plague, the plague of being old and lonely. As younger generations leave villages, hometowns, even the country itself to chase after careers and jobs, and the tightening noose of income inequality squeezes leisure time, the elderly are left to their own devices. This is unusual for a culture so focused on family and filial piety.
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