China Declares War on Visible Inequality

China has launched a bold new campaign: not to eliminate inequality, but to hide it better. The "Aesthetic Harmonization Initiative" mandates that luxury goods be sold in plain, unmarked packaging and that wealthy citizens drive black sedans indistinguishable from government cars. Gated communities must now be concealed behind fake, modest storefronts labeled "Organic Fertilizer Depot" or "People's Collective for Lightbulb Testing." The goal is to create a public visual of seamless equality, where no one can be sure who is rich and who is just a well-dressed party official. Tourists are confused, wondering why so many people who look like accountants are getting out of cars that cost more than a house. Critics call it a farce, but the government insists it's a necessary step toward socialist utopia, where the only visible difference between citizens is the quality of their faux-humble disguises. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com