The fear of poverty in the old Qin dynasty was a network stalk, which mainly refers to a policy formulated by Qin Shihuang after unifying the six countries because of fear of poverty. This stalk is widely used on the Internet, mainly as a kind of self-mockery and satire.

In this stalk, "old Qin people" refers to Qin Shihuang and his people, and "being afraid of poverty" refers to Qin Shihuang being afraid of being poor. The usage of this stalk mainly refers to a person's fear and anxiety about poverty for some reason, which may affect his behavior and decision-making.

The use of this stalk is mainly a mockery and satire of the network. It expresses people's ridicule and self-mockery of some social phenomena. However, this fear and anxiety about poverty is a real emotion, which needs attention and attention.