What Kind of Books Do People Over Fifty Want to Read? 50岁以上的人想看什么书？

1. 151 被 A Life Stolen 被拐人生 Old Tales of the Mountain City山城老事Urban733k WordsCompleted Their daughter was stolen, leaving her parents devastated. They searched for her for eighteen years, traveling thousands of miles, but found no trace of her. This story reveals the strange ordeal of a girl who was abducted as a child, along with the tragic fate of her adoptive parents. Full of twists and turns, it makes for compelling reading. Will the girl ever return home, and what fate awaits her? 4.4kReads9.0Score467Shelves
2. 152 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 我 I Only Fed My Son a Spoonful of Porridge, Yet the Entire Building Branded Me a Murderer 我只是喂我儿子一口粥，却被整栋楼当成了凶手 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted I Only Fed My Son a Spoonful of Porridge, Yet the Entire Apartment Building Took Me for a Murderer 233Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 女 A Woman Running a Prison? You Heartless Author, Don’t Do This to Me! 女子监狱长？无良作者别搞我！ Jin Ruhua今入画Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A massive spectacle, a huge production! Dad sends me off to a women’s prison! The author spent thirty years undercover in a women’s prison, pouring heart and soul into this work! My parents couldn’t stand that I didn’t have a partner, so they made up their minds and sent me to work as the warden of a women’s prison! Unfortunately, I’m under the control of the System! Dad, none of this is my fault! If you’re going to blame anyone, blame that unscrupulous author! Author: One day, when I hold power 20.1kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves

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   This is what adults should watch.

5. 155 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 姐 My Sister Crossed the River and Burned the Bridge? Reborn, My Jinxing Words No Longer Bring Good News, and My Bad Omens Come True 姐姐过河拆桥？重生后我的乌鸦嘴，报喜失灵，报忧成真 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted My sister burned the bridge after crossing it? Reborn, my jinxing tongue no longer makes good fortune come true, but my bad predictions do. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 天 Heavenly Profound Venerable Beyond the Heavens: Every Disciple I Take Is Supreme in the Three Realms 天外玄尊：我收的徒弟都是三界至尊 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted Mystic Exalt from Beyond the Heavens: My Disciples Are All Supreme Beings of the Three Realms 98Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 外 The Outwardly Draining Heir to a Wealthy Family, I Specialize in Putting Defiant People in Their Place 外耗型人格豪门继承人，我专治各种不服 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted I'm an heir to a wealthy family with an externally focused personality. I specialize in dealing with all kinds of people who refuse to back down. 67Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 嫡 My Half-Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager, So I Face-Slapped Her on the Spot and Made Her Burp Herself Into Humiliation 嫡姐偷我可乐配方献宝太后，我当场打脸让她嗝到社死 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted My Older Sister Stole My Cola Recipe to Impress the Empress Dowager. I Made Her Eat Her Words on the Spot, Belching Until She Died of Embarrassment 54Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 妈 Mom Tried to Make Me Take the Fall to Protect Her Adopted Son. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, and Now They're Regretting It Like Crazy 妈妈为保养弟推我顶缸，我考进纪检秉公执法他们悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Pushed Me Under the Bus to Protect My Adopted Brother. I Joined the Discipline Inspection Commission and Enforced the Law Impartially, Leaving Them All Regretting It 52Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 妈 Mom Said I Was Going Nowhere and Handed the Company to Her Adopted Son. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 妈妈嫌我没出息把公司交给养弟，我反手让他们全家出局 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted Mom Thought I Was a Good-for-Nothing and Handed the Company to My Adopted Brother. I Turned Around and Kicked the Whole Family Out 48Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 162 偏 The Cast-Off Daughter of the Side Courtyard Drops the Act: I Prove My Genius for Architecture and Shock the World 偏院弃女不装了，我证神机掌营造惊天下 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Cast-Off Daughter from the Side Courtyard Drops the Act: I Prove the Divine Mechanism and Construction Arts, Shocking the World 29Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 姐 My Sister Gave Me a Deadly Jade Charm in Public, but She Didn't Know I Had a Soul-Calming Silver Bracelet 姐姐当众送我夺命福玉，可她不知我有镇魂银镯 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深10k WordsCompleted My Sister Presented Me with a Deadly Jade Charm in Front of Everyone, But She Didn't Know I Had a Soul-Guarding Silver Bracelet 25Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 路 Don't Pick Up Men on the Side of the Road, Unless He's a Clingy CEO at Night 路边的男人不要捡，除非他是夜里粘人的霸总 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深9k WordsCompleted Don't pick up men you find on the roadside, unless he's a clingy CEO at night. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 师 After My Master Blamed Me for Her 800,000 Yuan Year-End Bonus, She Regretted It Like Crazy 师父把80万年终奖的黑锅甩给我后，她悔疯了 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted After my master pinned the blame for an 800,000-yuan year-end bonus on me, she regretted it so much she went mad 51Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 凌 At Two in the Morning, My Son Called Out to His Father at the Wardrobe, but His Dad Had Been Dead for Five Years 凌晨两点，儿子对着衣柜喊爸爸，可他已死了五年 My Son Yanshen我儿砚深8k WordsCompleted At Two in the Morning, My Son Called Out to His Dad at the Wardrobe, But His Father Had Been Dead for Five Years 131Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 恰 Just the Right Distance 恰好的距离 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家7k WordsCompleted Just the Right Distance 6Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 168 上 Shanghai People Eat Rice Porridge 上海人吃泡饭 The Writer Who Writes in Shanghainese用上海话写作的人Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Wang’s Granny was being beaten so badly she could barely move, and could only call for help. Uncle Huang was still fuming over how she had humiliated him during the day, so angry he couldn’t sleep. He heard what sounded faintly like a cat meowing, but when he listened more closely, he realized it was a cry for help coming from Wang’s Granny’s house. He was about to go save her when his wife grabbed hold of him... 450Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Stories about Shanghai written in Shanghainese will definitely appeal to middle-aged readers.

19. 169 退 I Went Viral on Tomato Novels After Retiring 退休后我爆红番茄小说 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家9k WordsCompleted I Became a Hit on Tomato Novel After Retiring 6Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 重 Reborn on My Wedding Night: The CEO’s Fussy Wife Has Changed Her Ways 重生新婚夜，总裁的作精娇妻不作了 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家17k WordsCompleted Reborn on Her Wedding Night: The CEO’s Difficult, Doting Wife Has Turned Over a New Leaf 89Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 婚 A Heart Flutter After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing and Means Another 婚后心动，总裁他口嫌体直 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家12k WordsCompleted Hearts Stir After Marriage: The CEO Says One Thing but Does Another 26Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 侯 The Marquis and the Village Girl 侯爷与小村女 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家11k WordsCompleted The Marquis and the Village Girl 3Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 从 Rising to Power After Getting Out of Prison 从出狱后开始崛起 Lone Wolf of Nanlei南雷孤狼Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After being released from prison, Li Zhongnan returns to his hometown and takes care of his master's wife, Zhou Yuanjun. With green liquid that speeds up the growth of crops and red liquid that cures every illness, he goes from a young farmer in the countryside to standing at the pinnacle of the world in just a few short years. 2.4kReads8.8Score377Shelves

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    Now that I'm approaching 50, I feel compelled to recommend these five books—I guarantee you'll enjoy them! The third one, in particular, feels the most fitting; the protagonist's life is something you've always longed for but can't quite achieve. So go read it and experience it for yourself—it's guaranteed to be a great read!

24. 174 现 A Modern Medical Doctor Becomes the Divine Physician Princess 现代医学博士成神医王妃 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted A loud crash rang out in the medical lab. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the most hated princess consort in an ancient prince’s household. The original owner had lorded it over everyone, relying on her father the chancellor. Every last person in the household hated her to the bone. When I arrived, she was raising a vase to smash someone, then slipped, hit her head on a rock, and died. Looking at the servants kneeling across the courtyard, trembling but glaring at me with hatred, I qui 4Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 一 One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 一只股票，富过三代 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家6k WordsCompleted One Stock, Wealth for Three Generations 8Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 妹 You Can’t Steal My Sister, and the CEO Only Wants Me 妹妹抢不走，霸总只要我 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家27k WordsCompleted My Sister Can’t Steal Him Away. The CEO Only Wants Me 4Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 村 The Village Idiot! 村里傻子！ Big Sister Who Knows Your Heart知心姐姐Urban3.7M WordsCompleted [Countryside + Divine Doctor] Wang Laoshi sold everything he owned to pay a 200,000-yuan bride price and find his son a wife. He never expected his daughter-in-law to run off with Li Fugui on their wedding day, only to be spotted by Wang Dazhuang. Dazhuang tried to call for help, but Li Fugui beat him unconscious. When he woke, Dazhuang inherited ancient medical arts, healed the sick and saved lives, made a fortune, and rose to the pinnacle of life. 18.3kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
28. 178 霸 The Overbearing CEO and the Fairy Who Gives Away Money 霸总与散财仙女 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家26k WordsCompleted The Domineering CEO and the Generous Fairy —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 179 回 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Lu Qi, Who Loves Liangfen and Duck Intestines爱吃凉粉鸭肠的路七Eastern Fantasy792k WordsOngoing Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no cheat codes, no clichés, a completely new story.

30. 180 误 A Wrong Turn into the CEO’s Room 误入总栽房 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家10k WordsCompleted A Mistaken Entry into the CEO's Room 1Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 极 The Ultimate Goddess System 极品女神系统 Complete Strangers素昧平生Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Have you ever read a novel where the protagonist gets a System after being cheated on? You haven't? Then hurry up and give this one a try! What, you have? Then the one you read definitely wasn't as good as this! 386Reads6.3Score—Shelves
32. 182 富 The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Turned Scavenger 富二代沦为拾荒者的一生 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家6k WordsCompleted The Life of a Rich Second-Generation Heir Who Became a Scavenger 6Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 总 The CEO’s Contract Nightingale 总裁的契约荆棘鸟 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted A carefully planned contract forcibly bound two people from different worlds. He was Lu Hanchuan, the business world’s notorious “Living King of Hell,” cold and domineering, treating love as worthless. He handed her an agreement: “Marry me for a year, and I’ll give you fifty million.” She was Lin Wanqing, a proud art museum curator from a poor background, like a thorn bird who refused to bend even in hardship. She sneered, “Mr. Lu, your money can’t buy me.” He thought it was simply a transaction —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 摊 I’m Done Pretending: I’m from a Top-Tier Family 摊牌不装了，我是顶级豪门 I'm Not a Stock Analyst我不是股评家Urban382k WordsCompleted At his mother-in-law’s birthday banquet, the eldest son-in-law gave her a gold bangle, and the second son-in-law presented a jade Buddha. I crouched in a corner eating leftovers, until someone kicked me over, chair and all. “Good-for-nothings belong at the beggars’ table!” As the whole room roared with laughter, a line of Rolls-Royces suddenly pulled up outside. The butler knelt with a gift list in his hands. “Young Master, the thousand-year-old ginseng and East Sea pearls you ordered have arriv 5Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 我 My Wife's Lies 我妻子的谎言 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七1Urban162k WordsCompleted The warmth of their newlywed days had barely faded when the lie hidden beneath their marriage certificate came crashing down on Shu Wang. The lovely wife he doted on was none other than the woman his childhood friend Qin Yiming had kept hidden away three years ago. His wife kept the past secret, stumbling over her words and showing no sense of boundaries. Qin Yiming pressed him at every turn, refusing to let go. All the tenderness vanished from Shu Wang's eyes. "After everything you two hid f 9.1kReads—Score418Shelves

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    My Wife's Lies

36. 186 被 The Exchanged Taste 被交换的味道 Fu Family Seventeen1傅家十七16k WordsCompleted The Taste of Being Traded 3.1kReads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 中 Ingenious Inventions of Ancient China 中国古代奇技淫巧 Yang Jun杨钧Historical194k WordsCompleted The authors of this book searched through vast collections of historical records, painstakingly gathering hundreds of long-lost secret arts and techniques passed down through the centuries. These include forging antiques, identifying treasures, alchemy, health practices, beauty techniques, fortune-telling by characters, martial arts, and spiritual cultivation. Their scope ranges from contemplating the heavens and earth and making uncanny predictions to calming the mind, curing illness, and riddi 8.9kReads9.6Score1.5kShelves

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    Don't believe the saying that young people shouldn't watch Journey to the West and old people shouldn't watch Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Everyone should watch it!

38. 188 从 The Swallow Who Crawled Out of the Dark Abyss 从黑暗深渊中爬出的燕子 A Lifetime of Xiuer秀儿一生Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted Tell me, just how unlucky can one person be? Her own father married four women, and her stepmother treated her like a thorn in her side. In the prime of her youth, she was tricked by a villain and taken away. At long last, she found a little warmth and thought she’d found love, only for it to turn out to be another ill-fated relationship. She got married, thinking she’d found a home, but her life became a complete mess. And that wasn’t the end of it! One by one, all her loved ones disappeared... 102Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Books with completely different styles aren't mindless; they're the kind that get better the more you read them.

39. 189 女 Nuwa Awakens: Who's in Charge of the Three Realms These Days? 女娲醒后，这届三界谁带班的 A Lifetime of Xiuer秀儿一生Ancient Romance624k WordsOngoing Absurd Comedy + No Romance + Subverting Expectations + Ensemble Cast Nuwa slept in for ten thousand years. When she opened her eyes, it was 2030. Heaven had opened up trade with the mortal realm, the underworld had completely overhauled its rules of punishment, and the Three Realms were a total mess. Nuwa laughed in exasperation and decided to investigate in person. She initially thought the problem was that the gods had all given up. But the deeper she dug, the more she uncovered an ultimate t 1.7kReads—Score109Shelves
40. 190 弱 A Woman's Strength Holds Up the Sky 弱女子撑起一片天 Lin Wei From Penang Island槟榔屿岛的林威Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Born on the Qixi Festival in a desolate earthen cave, she has a stubborn, unyielding spirit. An unexpected encounter leads her to the love of her life, though it turns out their meeting was destined by an arranged childhood betrothal. Her in-laws favor sons and look on coldly as she struggles, but each time adversity strikes, she rises from the ashes reborn. Should she endure and forgive? What will humanity and hardship reveal? She chooses to be strong, and her selfless, uncomplaining devotion b 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is full of ups and downs, vivid and touching. The author uses delicate strokes to restore the rural atmosphere. A lot of words depict the most simple life of several generations. The feelings of hometown, family, love and lovers are all witnesses to the most precious wine in the story.

41. 191 主 Shallow and Scummy, I Take the Entertainment Industry by Storm and Win Over Every Star 主打一个肤浅渣穿娱乐圈通杀明星 Chen Chu陈楚Urban167k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    💘💘💘💖💖💖💗💗💗A chatterbox of men: Whether young or old, everyone wants to be wild once.

42. 192 一 Chinese History That Gets You Hooked from the First Page 一读就上瘾的中国史 July Yan'an七月延安Historical892k WordsCompleted A sweeping series on the historical patterns of five thousand years of Chinese history, helping you build a rational, objective, and pattern-seeking framework for a new way of thinking! This series is, in fact, a history book even more captivating than a novel. Starting with the Qin and Han dynasties, it covers the Jin dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song, Liao, Jin, and Xia dynasties, the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the Taiping Heavenly Ki 37.5kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
43. 193 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villains I Raised Have All Turned Dark 快穿之我饲养的反派们全黑化了 I'm A Niu Mei我是阿牛妹Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted [Healing and redemption] + [A must-read for the hilarious heroine] + [You’ll love it] + [Take good notes while reading, and maybe you’ll transmigrate into a book] One day, Xue Tangtang, a longtime reader of web novels, became bound to a quick transmigration System tasked with winning over villains. On her first day on the job, Xue Tangtang gave a wicked smile. “I’ve got work!” But after traveling through several little worlds and feeding villains who each had more “personality” than the last, Xu 716Reads9.2Score103Shelves

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    [Evil laugh] You guys have really opened my eyes... The fourth dimension will satisfy your imagination!

44. 194 中 1,000 Questions About Chinese History 中国历史1000问 Fish in the Water水中鱼Historical394k WordsCompleted Descendants of Yan and Huang, let us open the pages of history, brush away the dust of time, and seek the historic footprints of our founding ancestors as they forged a path for the Chinese nation to survive and thrive! Arranged chronologically, this book begins with prehistoric civilizations in ancient times and continues through the end of 2010. It covers a longer span of time than any comparable book, which is its first distinguishing feature. Second, like other books of its kind, it selects 56kReads9.6Score2.7kShelves
45. 195 村 A Corrupt Village 村滥 Jiang Zhu江煮Urban952k WordsCompleted Gen Zhuang goes to prison for three years after avenging his brother. There, he happens upon a strange man who teaches him “Daoist medicine.” After his release, he comes to the aid of others and earns the support of a benefactor. He later leads the villagers in growing vegetables in greenhouses and cultivating medicinal herbs, and has an extraordinary encounter with Bureau 749... 5kReads9.1Score543Shelves

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    Personally, I think these are books that people over 50 should read! They're all masterpieces—rural, urban, romance—which one wouldn't you like? Just read them, especially the first one, where the male protagonist falls in love with a woman much older than him—it's so sweet!

46. 196 关 A Book from Guanbei 关北的一本书 Guan Bei关北Urban898k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 68Reads8.6Score101Shelves
47. 197 乡 The Little Village Doctor 乡间小村医 The Shopkeeper's Assistant掌柜的小二Urban3.9M WordsCompleted Countryside + divine doctor + getting rich + farming Jiang Fan was an ordinary village doctor, until a torrential downpour led him to a legacy left behind by his ancestors. From then on, village doctor Jiang Fan began his rise to success, leading the women by his side as he climbed to the top. 7.6kReads8.8Score686Shelves
48. 198 医 Stealing Fragrance on the Road to Medicine 医路偷香 Nine Liang九两Urban3.0M WordsCompleted You’re fabulously wealthy, rich enough to rival a nation? You’re powerful and influential, able to cover the sky with one hand? You’re peerlessly beautiful, the most stunning person under heaven? So what? I can decide whether you live or die! A master descends from the mountains, unmatched in medicine and martial arts! He beats up local thugs and bullies, tramples rich playboys underfoot, and stands out as the one green leaf among a thousand flowers! 899Reads8.8Score164Shelves
49. 199 傻 Foolish Mother 傻娘 Manhe曼荷Urban3.1M WordsCompleted My father was dead, my mother had gone mad. The day I came home, I saw someone destroying it... 42.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    These three books are suitable for both young people and those over 50. They are realistic, relatable, and full of period charm. There's no pretentious posturing or mindless wish-fulfillment. Three novels worth reading! [Heart] 🌹

50. 200 别 Don't Say I Didn't Warn You 别说我没告诉你 Extra Chapter News番番外闻Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted I won’t waste words. Let’s get straight to the cases, solved in the freshest, most unconventional ways. The Twelve Detectives will open your eyes. “The Butterfly Case” “The Powdered Face and Vermilion Lips Case” “The Slow-Steamed Case” “The Cicada’s Shedding Case” “The Haunted Old Mansion Case” For anyone who likes detective stories and wants a few laughs... 165Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    It seems like "The Hilarious Detective Series" is more suitable for middle-aged viewers. Younger viewers might not understand some of the jokes or grasp some of the realities of life. Give it a watch; you'll find it both funny and thought-provoking.

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