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[–] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

I actually have a geneology book (族谱) from my paternal lineage (everybody does this in China). Its just a bunch of names, and some history of the village summarized. I hate tradition and I'm already in the US right now, I dont give a shit about the stupid geneology book anymore, my ancesters will probably be so pisses to find out that I totally ignored all the hard efforts lol. (My village still has a copy, but I'm not adding more name to the stupid thing, a waste of time, its also misogynistic AF, if there's a daugher, then the lineage doesn't record their decendents. So dumb, as I guy, I hate this patriarchal bullshit)

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Some aspects of that tradition are commendable, though. It would be neat to see this updated in a less male-centric fashion.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Sure, but what if the dead people are right? Statistically, they will be some share of the time.

    The catch is that that goes for all the various disagreeing traditions. Putting priority on your own is sus.

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