Rinho horn, bear bile, etc is not functional in any way (except perhaps wealth signaling) and the sooner we shame the Chinese (and other cultures, including our own - big game hunting, hello!) the better the world will be.
The world at large is headed into more of this, so for HN to succeed, it needs to get a little less like the world at large.
I’m shaming a culture who contributes to the distraction of endangered species. I don’t see the issue
The issue is that you're making pejorative generalizations about an entire population, which crosses into national slur—or at least dips a toe into that toxic waste. Not ok here.
Please don't "shame the Chinese" or "shame a culture" on Hacker News. Turning HN into a battlefield helps no animals, and there are infinitely many ways to make your points without violating the site guidelines. Please review them: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.