The same thing happened in the Soviet Union and East Bloc. People just filled their quotas and then bought Levi’s jeans on the black market and watched episodes of Dallas and Dynasty broadcast from TV stations in West Germany.
“A generation ago, the route to success in China was to work hard, get married and have children.”
The Horror.
They’ve been watching American TV.
I doubt the Chinese government will give them a fat check for not working and “lying flat.”
I wonder what his “social quotient” score is currently.
LMAO! Even Chinese millennials are a un-motivated, lazy, bunch of half wits living in mommys basement. Can’t make this stuff up.
Mr. Luo’s blog post was removed by censors, who saw it as affront to Beijing’s economic ambitions. Mentions of “lying flat” — tangping, as it’s known in Mandarin — are heavily restricted on the Chinese internet. An official counternarrative has also emerged, encouraging young people to work hard for the sake of the country’s future.
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Daoist philosophy has a concept of non-action called wu wei. The idea of not forcing something to achieve your goals. We might call it passive-resistance.
“From the sage’s emptiness, stillness arises; From stillness, action. From action, attainment.”
https://qz.com/876067/the-chinese-principle-wu-wei-eliminates-the-need-for-lifehacks/
Sounds like our welfare and unemployment system.
Better be careful, the Chinese government might harvest their organs.
The CCP will probably just knock off enough of them till they get the message and toe the line.
Collectivism relies on steadfast enforcement by a large population of believers. The USSR fell, in part, due to growing skepticism and indifference among their population.
The laziness of the young may be what saves more countries from collectivist regimes.
Unfortunately, it may also be what enables the emergence of a global totalitarian state.
There are true workaholics; it doesn't sound like this young man is one of them. I wonder how he will evaluate his life after 20 years or so. We all make our choices and deal with the consequences...
I use to blame drugs but now i
blame the internet. ;)
Although,to be honest it’s something to do with individuals making really bad choices.
The internet is as good or bad as the person who uses it.
Really that applies to many things.
You can turn off your common sense and your soul is not far behind.
For a good video on this subject from a South African guy who lived in China for 15 years, married, worked and speaks fluent Chinese:
Lying flat - China’s Silent Revolution
Jun 26, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWl7njLlXLU
funny...sounds like a lot of American people these days too.
Nothing that a war won’t fix.
Isn’t this a known end result of communism? Even with capitalist incentives the “revolution” eventually consumes itself.
Good. Young people worldwide are realizing early on extra possessions and flashiness don’t make you happy.
Biden pays people for lying flat he’s missing out on the cash.