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I saw most of this on Twitter from @chenchenzh so go follow her! This is the Sixth Tone article I mentioned: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007589/tired-of-running-in-place%2C-young-chinese-lie-down And the 知乎 Zhihu post I mentioned: https://www.zhihu.com/question/60293871 And a seminal post about 躺平: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/7337991441 1. 躺平 (tǎng píng) Literally “lie flat,” it means to ignore society’s demands and lead a peaceful, quiet, non-overachieving life. Opposite of 内卷,or the culture of forced overachievement. 2. 躺平族 (tǎng píng zú) The lie-flat clan! 3. 躺平教 (tǎng píng jiào) The religion of lying flat! 4. 低欲望 (dī yùwàng) “Low desire.” It’s a core tenant of flat-lying. After all, desire is the root of suffering! Got questions? Want flash cards? Join the WeChat or Facebook groups! WeChat: msgpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgpodcast Twitter: @msgmandarin WeiBo: 这好像是个树华吧 MSG is bringing you the delicious Chinese le...