International China Tangping movement?

[panamaican]

Over the years, I've been looking at interesting parallels between China's economy and that the U.S. Particularly in how they are engaging the social side of it.

Several years ago, I was intrigued that China was starting to outsource low level factory work to Africa and SE Asia. It has obvious U.S. parallels.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/haroldsirkin/2016/07/07/chinas-new-worry-outsourcing/?sh=356288ca6c20

Recently, I started a thread about how China was pushing to alleviate the childcare pressures on working adults. This came on the relaxation of the child policy to allow families to have 3 kids. Chinese people were pointing out that being allowed to have 3 kids didn't really matter if you can't afford to raise them or don't have the time to spend with them. Parallels with U.S. conversations are here as well.
https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/school-day-length-china-v-us-philosophies.4190892/

Now, I'm looking at "tangping", aka "lying flat". This is a new element in Chinese working youth where young people are rejecting the pressure, low pay, and minimal prospects that come from a work heavy culture. The thread on Iceland's 4 day work week reminded me of it.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/exp...resists-increased-work-pressures-9747781.html

The overarching trend in these stories is about how the Chinese people and the Chinese government are responding to elements of an economic system that we don't really question anymore. While we've had the system forever, many of the Chinese population are new to it. Their parents or grandparents didn't grow up under the system so there's more chances for people with different perspectives to weigh in on the pros and cons.

The concept of "tangping" isn't particularly unique, there have always been Americans who checked out of the economic system too. The interesting part to me is wondering what type of long term effect this has on a population that was not born and steeped into the concept of chasing wealth and working 50+ hours/week to get it.

China apparently doesn't want to this message to spread so they're censoring it locally but I'm curious if anyone else has read about it in depth.

 

[Rational Poster]

Something about marxism.

 

[Sketch]

Well it doesn’t surprise me. Most people don’t want to work in general, the whole concept is pretty inhumane to waste your life away 40 plus hours a week and then receive a two day vacation. Will be very interesting to see how China addresses this growing problem, as we all know it will not be like the Americans.

 

[Rob Battisti]

I think it’s a natural human condition to reach a limit of productivity to personal reward. I imagine China will combat it in two ways: fear of punishment and social shame.

I think their social credit system will continue to pressure people into undesirable work conditions along with the advent of AI.

 

[panamaican]

For context sake, China has a 996 culture. 9am - 9pm, 6 days a week.

That's far more work than we're obligated to do here.

 

[Sketch]

For context sake, China has a 996 culture. 9am - 9pm, 6 days a week.

That's far more work than we're obligated to do here.

That sounds like hell.

 

[Halifax]

That sounds like hell.

Sounds like busy season to me lol

 

[Shoden]

For context sake, China has a 996 culture. 9am - 9pm, 6 days a week.

That's far more work than we're obligated to do here.

Agricultural field workers/packagers in california already do this.

6 days a week....maybe not 12 hours but around 10 is normal.

And people, most hispanic/latino, immigrants(sometimes citizens) both legal/illegal do it...no complaining....nada.


Apartments full of kids and nobody goes outside.....parents are at work, they are watching tv/playing video games.....and the rent is fucking high considering how small some apartments are(all that competition from legal/illegal workers, and ppl taking advantage)

It's sad how society is taking away from these people with these long hours of work...its taking away from their family...seriously


But the "hardwork" motto that Mexicans/latinos pride themselves in, is totally used against em here...and it keeps being spammed all over spanish tv.

Plenty of illegals are working two jobs, chasing this dream of money and shit...there getting fucked over and corporations are benefitting.


And its even worse in other states, where field workers dont get overtime pay until after 10 hours or 60 hours....its a joke and no politician gives a shit.

 

[Strychnine]

I was a field hand growing up in rural Ga. USA....

Overtime?!?!?

You got paid what you got paid and you were lucky to get a bologna sandwich with mayo, a glass bottle of Coca-Cola with salted peanuts poured inside, and a honey bun for lunch.

And that's if your boss-man was a "good guy".