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  2. Comment on "Ai ni, laoji": China's Gen Z is breaking tradition by learning self-love (English) in ~health.mental

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    Hi @chocobean good to see you! I'm on the go rn, so I don't have the ability to look into Chinese-language sources or cite all of my claims at the moment, so this is just my thoughts and not...

    Hi @chocobean good to see you! I'm on the go rn, so I don't have the ability to look into Chinese-language sources or cite all of my claims at the moment, so this is just my thoughts and not necessarily rigorous analysis.

    If I had to guess, the Party would be interested in pushing the self-care aspects of this trend, and downplay its associations with the lying flat/let it rot trends from a few years back. We know that the Chinese government has used selective censorship effectively in the past to counter movements that may lead to collective action (King et al. 2013) and the lying flat trend was viewed unambiguously as having the ability to promote collective action (rejecting the current work culture/rat race), and was heavily censored for it (Yuan 2022 I believe?). Meanwhile (as you point out), this movement could be focused around its self-love and self-care aspects, promoting gentle consumerism instead of not working. While I can't do an in depth look into Chinese news sites, a cursory Google search finds that one of Xinhua's (Chinese state media) English-language Facebook pages has made a short post about the trend, playing up its self-care aspects (link). The Chinese government has historically had a pretty strong astroturfing network on its domestic social media sites (King et al. 2017), so it wouldn't be surprising to see similar treatment of this trend happening on Chinese news and social media.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on "Ai ni, laoji": China's Gen Z is breaking tradition by learning self-love (English) in ~health.mental

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    Its somewhat tongue in cheek, usually referring to the high expectations of employers. However, I believe that the term comes from some companies expecting employees to sleep in the office (à la...

    Its somewhat tongue in cheek, usually referring to the high expectations of employers. However, I believe that the term comes from some companies expecting employees to sleep in the office (à la crunch culture at video game companies or anime studios, except all the time).

    6 votes

  4. Comment on "Ai ni, laoji": China's Gen Z is breaking tradition by learning self-love (English) in ~health.mental

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    In addition to cultural differences, the economic situation is completely different. The US in the 1980s was booming, while this trend is in response to high youth unemployment and a fairly rough...

    In addition to cultural differences, the economic situation is completely different. The US in the 1980s was booming, while this trend is in response to high youth unemployment and a fairly rough work culture (996, 007, etc)

    7 votes

  5. Comment on "Ai ni, laoji": China's Gen Z is breaking tradition by learning self-love (English) in ~health.mental

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    I wonder if we’ll see a relatively muted official response to the trend, with criticism coming more from older generations than the government. This 爱你老己 movement, while responding to the same...

    I wonder if we’ll see a relatively muted official response to the trend, with criticism coming more from older generations than the government. This 爱你老己 movement, while responding to the same poor economic and social situation in China, seems to be more innocuous than the earlier 躺平 or 摆烂 movements in the eyes of the Party, which received censorship and official condemnation.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on Integrity Index of US Congress members in ~society

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    I found this website which attempts to calculate an 'integrity score' for current members of the US House and Senate through a combination of evaluating personal finances (such as the holding of...

    I found this website which attempts to calculate an 'integrity score' for current members of the US House and Senate through a combination of evaluating personal finances (such as the holding of individual stocks), campaign fundraising sources, and pledges towards various reforms such as the overturn of Citizens United. I think that the map mode is helpful and the Wordle-esque game where you try to guess random members' scores is funny.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on Jet Lag Season 16: Hide + Seek United Kingdom | Trailer in ~hobbies

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    Episode 1 up on Youtube

    Episode 1 up on Youtube

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Good News Everyone! in ~news

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    Thank you! I ended up with 2 As, an A-, and a B+. Not as high as I would’ve liked, but I’ve got two more quarters to improve.

    Thank you! I ended up with 2 As, an A-, and a B+. Not as high as I would’ve liked, but I’ve got two more quarters to improve.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Good News Everyone! in ~news

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    The majority of the grade was wrapped up in a test and a presentation that happened on back-to-back classes, and I was convinced I bombed the test and was uncertain about my presenting skills. The...

    The majority of the grade was wrapped up in a test and a presentation that happened on back-to-back classes, and I was convinced I bombed the test and was uncertain about my presenting skills. The class is on a bell curve, so I guess I did just enough better than the rest of the class to squeak out an A :)

    6 votes

  13. Comment on Good News Everyone! in ~news

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    I GOT AN A IN A CLASS I THOUGHT I FAILED RAAAAAAH still waiting on my other grades to come out, but now I finally have time to write the long winded responses to Tildes comments I’ve been putting...

    I GOT AN A IN A CLASS I THOUGHT I FAILED RAAAAAAH

    still waiting on my other grades to come out, but now I finally have time to write the long winded responses to Tildes comments I’ve been putting off hurrah

    26 votes

  14. Comment on Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than thirty years of activism in ~society

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    Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city ‘s once-diverse political landscape.

    Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei said the political environment was “one important point” among the factors they considered, and about 97% of members’ ballots were in support of its liquidation. He said it is the best way forward for its members.

    Party veterans had earlier told The Associated Press that some members were warned of consequences if the party didn’t shut down.

    15 votes

  16. Comment on Jeffrey Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky in ~society

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    The article does state that The article also notes that Chomsky wrote a letter of support for Epstein in 2017, so it seems unlikely that he was totally unaware of Epstein’s activities given that...

    The article does state that

    A WBUR review of the emails shows despite Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute, Chomsky stayed in close contact with Epstein into at least 2017.

    The article also notes that Chomsky wrote a letter of support for Epstein in 2017, so it seems unlikely that he was totally unaware of Epstein’s activities given that the first conviction occurred almost a decade earlier.

    13 votes

  19. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    CNN: Man charged with theft after allegedly swallowing Fabergé egg

    CNN: Man charged with theft after allegedly swallowing Fabergé egg

    Police in New Zealand have charged a man with theft after he allegedly stole a jewel-encrusted gold Fabergé egg locket from a jewelers by picking it up and swallowing it.

    The unusual incident occurred on Friday afternoon at a store in central Auckland, according to a statement from Inspector Grae Anderson, Auckland Central Area Commander at New Zealand Police, sent to CNN on Tuesday.

    3 votes