Posted on 08/07/2025 5:11:23 AM PDT by Lazamataz
When the going gets tough, the tough … pop in a pacifier?
That’s the surprising stress-busting move thousands of young adults in China are making — swapping melatonin and meditation for an adult-sized binky.
Once a niche quirk, the silicone soothers are supposedly now big business on Chinese e-commerce giants like Taobao and JD.com, where they are priced anywhere from a budget-friendly 10 yuan ($1.40) to a luxury 500 yuan ($70).
They’re sold as sleep aids, stress relievers, even smoking-cessation tools — and shoppers are gobbling them up. Some online sellers move thousands each month, according to the South China Morning Post.
And the fans aren’t shy about why. “When I’m under pressure at work, I feel a sense of safety from childhood,” one Chinese buyer said, as reported by the outlet.
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It used to be a sign that someone was taking “ecstasy.”
I guess it just means that they are wusses now.
I was sure this was going to be a story about blue city leftists.
I am very relieved.
This surrender into helpless babyhood has to potential to become way too popular, very quickly. I’m talking about here in the United States. Imagine stepping into an Uber car, and your driver is sucking on a pacifier.
I thought it was going to be about smart phones.....
Interesting. A few days ago I thought I saw a woman driving the other way with a pacifier in her mouth, but I thought that was probably too crazy. Not for Maryland apparently.
Oh it’s coming....don’t get too comfy
Made up for headlines.
That’s just plain old creepy dude.....having said that, watch it catch on here any day now.
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Some Texas democrats temporarily residing in chicango come to mind.
I spend a lot of time at local colleges in central PA, and so far I’ve never seen anyone with a pacifier. Hope I never do. That’s what tobacco products are for.
Depending what she looks like, I have something different I can put in her mouth.
Someone put on a GREAT keyword.
suckit.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Coddled wimps
Thank God they are Chinese.
A Godless bunch, eh.
I knew a dude who sucked his thumb well into adulthood... We called him ‘mentally deficient’ and because he was mentally deficient... He really didn’t mind all that much.
We really need to bring back mental asylums... They were a really great place to stow away all the lunatics who now live amongst us. It was so much better when we warehoused them, rather than letting them wander about aimlessly of their own volition.
If this is the caliber of man that China is presently generating, Taiwan has nothing to worry about.
Make them wear diapers.
Everyone else just smokes cigarettes or drinks booze. Don’t they have those over there?
The rest of the time she wears a mask in her car alone.
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