Shen Bing had actually noticed this earlier while touring the Great Wall, but he had not paid much attention at the time.
A little pressure was good for people.
But what the shop assistant had just said served as a wake-up call.
If humanity lacked confidence in itself and began indulging in this sort of reckless abandon, it would certainly spell trouble for human society.
Quite apart from anything else, the impact on the economic order alone was enough to warrant Shen Bing's attention.
Whether it was traveling all over the world or splurging on luxury goods, the effect was not to stimulate the circulation of money, but to undermine the economic structure. The underlying reason was that these people lacked the financial means to support that kind of spending.
Some used credit cards, while others spent all the savings they had earmarked for other purposes. Some even sold their homes.
It was an unhealthy approach to consumption.
If the economic order collapsed, how would he make money?
If he could not make money, how would he keep playing the Gate to the Immortal Realm? This was an extremely serious matter.
"Yun Xue, why do so many people think Earthlings can't withstand an alien invasion?" Shen Bing asked casually.
Yun Xue paused briefly. She had also heard the two shop assistants' conversation. "Shen Bing, it's like those pro-Japanese and pro-American people in the past. They always thought Huaxia was no match for Japan back then or the United States today. Faced with invasions and pressure from those countries, they would give up on themselves entirely. I imagine these people have a similar mindset now."
Shen Bing sighed. "If the aliens really do occupy Earth, who knows how many of these people will become traitors to humanity!"
"They're all just trying