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The strange superstitions of Chinese tech companies
Blessing gaming servers is just one of the things tech companies do for luck in China
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Monks, lucky dates, and building headquarters according to Feng Shui: These are just some of the things that Chinese tech companies are said to do in order to ensure good luck.
One company actually organized a Buddhist ritual in a temple – but not for the staff. This ritual was performed for their game servers.
In 2016, media reports said that members of an online game company visited a Buddhist temple near Beijing to protect their servers from shutting down. The temple wasn't too happy about it: According to the local temple master, Buddhism and gaming don't go well together.
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Other tech companies bring the rituals to themselves. Popular streaming site Bilibili invited Taoist monks to give their blessings to its new headquarters. Another company, CorePlayer, surprised users with this message:
“We have fixed the error and even killed and sacrificed a programmer to the Heavens.”
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This, of course, was just a joke (we think), but it made some online commentators wonder if there is indeed a God of Software Bugs that requires a human sacrifice.
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