China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’
China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’
Demoralized young Chinese are looking for pathways out of the carefully scripted lives their elders want for them
Young people in China are becoming more rebellious, questioning their nation’s traditional expectations of career and family
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This message keeps being spread. Wonder how significant it is or if it's like a handful and propagandists are making it out to be a trend?
This was one of my first thoughts on this too. Reminds me a bit of those western millennial/GenZ articles that are blown way out of proportion
Regardless I hope the governmental response is steering towards a bright solarpunk future of abundance and a healthy ecosystem to regain relevance for the next generation. Further encroachment of authoritarianism to maintain power and further alienate their smart kids doesn't help anyone long-term
I hope the same for all governments, really
It is as much a trend as "quit quitting" is a trend. To the point Chinese official media has written several articles urging people to not 摆烂 (aka "let it rot")