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		China bars celebrities from showing off wealth and 'extravagant pleasure' (businessinsider.com)
		8 points by electic on Nov 24, 2021 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

h2odragon on Nov 24, 2021 | [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumptuary_law

aritmo on Nov 24, 2021 | [–]

This was a known issue in ancient societies and they banned the showing off of wealth even then.

In retrospect it is so obvious.

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