Jiqing Eric Xie

Parasite City

…Is scaffolding afraid of these two powers? Luckily, it isn’t. Parasitic to all these monumental

buildings, scaffolding always follow its own way, climbing all the way up to others’ facades to speak itself out. Since other buildings are too characteristic, its lack of character turns out to be its advantage. Thus, it is going to win this game.

Is scaffolding longing for power? Well, I don’t think so. What it is doing is merely behaving itself – trust me, it is very modest. It doesn’t even seek to destroy any other building. It only seeks through every opportunity to grow itself parasitically. However, on the other hand, its sheer volume does diminish both the economic and political power objectively…