Zhang Yiming's decade-old interview resurfaces as he tops China's rich list again
oran_ge · x · 2026-10-31
As ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming tops China's rich list again, a decade-old interview is circulating widely: elites pursue efficiency and cognition while most people need something to be addicted to, and he saw nothing wrong with lowbrow content — "airport people read airport content." The reposter adds that today's elites have swapped internet knowledge for AI, while the masses remain oblivious.
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