Some Chinese shun grueling careers for ‘low-desire life’

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[Noumenon]

China continues to rot from the inside out. Infrastructure, buildings, people...

[dfwgator]

Soon these people will find themselves in the PLA.

[FatherofFive]

Understand the difference between needs and wants. Just be sure you can provide for your needs when you get old.

[Trumpet 1]

It almost sounds like it is year 1964 over there and the Chinese hippy movement has discovered Henry David Theoreau. And maybe it is OK if you misspell an occasional word cause perfection is not necessarily completely important.

[rightwingcrazy]

“Is there any more rebellious act than to simply ‘lie flat?’”

In China, especially, I would think that act of rebellion might lead to premature death.

[Pollard]

“Careers”

Factory work with very little pay. Not quite slave labor(unless you’re an Ughyur), more like crop-share farming pay.

I guess they’re not liking the “you’ll own nothing and be happy” thing?

[struggle]

Same thing as the Japanese and hikkikomori, but worse.

[Trumpet 1]

Thoreau. There, I spelled the name properly. Now, if these Chinese hipsters can create a vacation cottage industry for the over-worked city people, the authorities may let the lie-flat types live to old age. Just plant lots of pretty trees and bushes and grow lots of herbs for tea. Craft beer and vine and Chinese medicine for relaxation. Botanical gardens and outdoor picnic tables. They could just about create a new form of Asheville, NC. Add a convention center and the Chinese Government could go there for rest relaxation and central planning meetings.

[DIRTYSECRET]

No women to bang. Why show off success?

[plsvn]

Same thing as the Japanese and hikkikomori, but worse

I'm absolutely no expert in the Japanese language, but I think they have a word spelled in Romaji as karoshi which is supposed to mean death from overworking.

[Olog-hai]

Or facing the PLA.

[Menehune56]

Thanks for making me aware of that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori

[Olog-hai]

Huh?

This is FR, not the Howard Stern Show.

[JimRed]

“In today’s society, our every move is monitored and every action criticized,” Liao wrote.

Liao should disappear in 3...2...1...

[cgbg]

Interesting Wikipedia article for sure:

refuse to leave the home, often after experiencing one or more traumatic episodes of social or academic failure.

We are talking about marginal utility--and the weighing of benefits vs costs.

If the structure of society does not make the benefit of working greater than the costs, then many folks will choose not to work. That benefit includes both monetary and non-monetary benefits.

Modern society makes it possible for many folks to have food on the table and a roof over their heads without working or engaging in social activities.

For young men the issue of status is an important non-monetary benefit--the modern state as well as many modern females do not honor hard work among men.

[gunsequalfreedom]

Some Chinese shun grueling careers for ‘low-desire life’

Not news. They call them Buddhists.

[DUMBGRUNT]

—”Understand the difference between needs and wants. “

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
Said some old Greek guy.

[MinorityRepublican]

DIRTYSECRET is right. 35 million more males than females in China. So what’s the point? This is going to be a huge problem for the CCP. My suggestion is that they look somewhere for a colony. Australia and New Zealand would be great targets. Both countries are underpopulated and they have a lot of natural resources. Will Joe Biden be willing to use nuclear weapons over Australia? I doubt it.

[seowulf]

Sounds like China’s going to need more Uigher slaves.