Dajia Picks

Since we've all been there, we know that if you don't even have six steamed buns, giving you a seventh won't help. Because even if we gave it to you, you'd still starve.

Mencius was originally teaching rulers the art of anticipated manipulation. He told King Hui of Liang: you need to provide the public with a certain set of expectations, craft a specific image for yourself—be like a mother—and that's how you can keep the entire realm under your control.