China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’

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China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’
wsj.com

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

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