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by JoshTko
1816 days ago
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Folks are missing why this went viral in China. From the article "In an even more philosophical twist, young and demoralized Chinese corporate citizens also saw the suicidal wolf as the perfect metaphor for themselves: a new class of white collar workers — often compelled to work ‘996' (9am to 9pm, six days a week) — chasing a dream of promotions, pay raise, marrying well… that seem to be becoming more and more elusive despite their grind." |
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The technical details aren’t interesting, but I do think it’s interesting just how disjointed life is vs what was promised.
In the US, this was aptly named a rat-race; and the white collar Chinese with a market-based economy are suffering the same.
Our markets and nations promise some combination of wealth or retirement and enjoyment of life, but it’s an ever-moving goal just out of reach for anyone but the lucky few.