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Historically, surpluses of men tend to result in great social instability.
They go to a dog house and take pictures with the affectionate canines, because girls like cute animals.
Thats a crushing realization.
These users are not delusional: They know these cyber-sweethearts arent real.
Looming over all these interactions is the fact that social mobility is enormously difficult in China.
One client mentions that a proper date would probably cost half his months salary.
Hao feeds on these mens naivete.
Hao isnt entirely a slime-ball.
More than anything, he might be a reflection of his times.
He offers himself as an example that his techniques work.
She saw through him, she claims but hey, they did wind up together.
(Will they still be together by the end of this movie?
Thats a different question.)
