Only the weak, children or the crippled are unable to do anything. You always have the power to speak, to tell the truth and to listen. Nothing is more indicative of cowardice then a person who can "do something" claiming they can't.
@Jason Stephenson So, if you can't win, just give up? Well, I suppose that's one path to go, but just because your obstacles are many, doesn't mean your powerless. One question to ask is, "Have you done the very best you could?" Have you thought through all your options and left everything out there before you gave up? If the answer is no, then you should re-think things. As for speaking, some of the most famous people in history got there simply because they could speak well. Now, if things are so bad in China, that merely speaking will get you killed, then you need to be smart and strategic. How long could you speak before you were killed? Would you be killed after 5 minutes? 5 hours? 5 days? What if you made the effort to conceal yourself and evade capture? How long could you get away with it? What's the very best you could do, if you really put your mind to it? Now, the real important thing might be what you actually say. My advice there would be to actually study the issues you supposedly want to "rebel" against. Actually identify an specific issue. Perhaps start with one small really specific issues that only affects one small city or group, become an expert in speaking to that one little thing and make a change there and if you can do that much, then expand further. Look, the point of all my rambling is that you can always do "something." Unless your a weak crippled child, that is.
When the government threatens your children and your grandchildren... Shit is officially in the fan. Threaten me you are annoying, threaten my kids... you are evil and worth my ire.
The CCP forgot that they also will suffer for 3 generation. They want the people to work for the government, instead of being a government for the people. Now there will be less people to work for the government....
The Chinese one child policy ended about a decade ago. As for "three generations", you've got the wrong country. Thy North Korea. Let me guess; you're American, right?
@@christopherbradley5575 th-cam.com/video/NIpxtYQxqxU/w-d-xo.html you don't know much do you, If you watch the full video it proves the three generations punishment so do some research. I've been following what the ccp has been doing sense they started making artificial islands preparing for war. Now there has been a leak/rumor that China is going to invade Taiwan in the fall but take that with a grain of salt. China is always making dates but don't do anything on those date so yeah grain of salt.
But what is normal? At no time in history has it been better so the current situation is far from normal. Normal throughout history is everyone working themselves to death to stay alive. Normal today even is most people struggling to survive. Normal in rich countries today is pretty obviously unstable and unsustainable. What do people do when they are content - nothing, hence the current decline.
@@RS-ls7mm False. Normal throughout history was that working super hard didn't guarantee your survival, so people preferred work-life balance. Materially, we _can_ have it better than ever, but not if you've bought into a real estate bubble and are now a mortgage/student loan caused wage slave.
@@RS-ls7mm Bro, put the brakes on the philosophy 101. Normal is the status-quo, best described as something that can be part of a daily schedule that most of, if not nearly everyone in your community also practices. Normal societies offer a list of rules with a beneficial outcome if followed. If there's affect without cause, that's when people give up on the ladder.
@@RS-ls7mm no. normal in the past was being a member of society. normal was the baker who loves the feeling of knowing he has fed many people that day and made himself a profit to survive on. normal was the father and mother talking like a human being to their children and making them aware of their self worth and usefulness. normal was that child still having struggles in their own life that only they can handle but being sure enough in themself to carry on. normal was and still is fucking all of that up but still feeling a duty to perform knowing that you are an important yet replacable part of society and being happy that you get to be a part of the machine of humanity, society and community because all 3 are made up of individuals with their own thoughts, loves and convictions.
@@RS-ls7mm Normal is walking outside and meeting people's eyes and smiling to each other. Not walking past people who stare down at their phone with a mask on.
“The philosopher Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said Aristippus, 'If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.' Said Diogenes: 'Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king".”
@@lampyrisnoctiluca9904 Nothing really, but looking down on lentils/other food stuffs is probably cultural. Historically eating meat rather than other stuff has been a status symbol, after the agricultural revolution at least. It was so bad sometimes that back in the victorian era a lot of aristocrats got gout because they only ate meat and nothing else.
@@oscarlove4394 From the one hand, I knew most of it what you just said. From the other, I can't understand people's obsession with meat. Breakfast - meat. Lunch - meat. Dinner - also meat. People are now eating so much meat that they are having so many health problems because of it. Certain types of cancers and cardiovascular diseases are taking away lives far before the time. There is a link with eating a lot of meat and male infertility, developmental disorders in children, osteoporosis and dementia, especially early onset one. I am not saying this things are not happening to vegetarians, but that the more meat you eat, the greater are your chances. Then there are people claiming that we shall all eat even more meat because they have found bones that were clearly eaten from by humans in the caves. They have not found plant food because this material, unlike bones, turns into dirt with time. People should definitely limit their meat consumption and consider sometimes eating zucchini for lunch instead. It is healthier and tastes better. Whenever I say or write online something like this, people are talking about not wanting to be some straw vegetarians. Like the only choice we have is between never eating meat or eating 3 to 4 times more than it is healthy. The simple and plain food our grandparents have eaten in their childhood is so tasty and healthy and surprisingly easy to make. Most of those recipes also have quite cheap ingredients. Some of it tastes like desserts, but is in reality a light food. Quite safe to eat as the main meal. Today's lunch for me will be a tasty bean soup. Prepared the same way my grandmother used to prepare it. Simple vegetable food is the best.
@@lampyrisnoctiluca9904 ngl that was too long for me to read, but to give a broad answer to your question, it's probably because meat usually tends to taste better than vegetables.
I never really understood the culture there. You study like mad, to have a 1% shot at a good university. Then, you have a chance at a 996 job, paying off a 3mil dollar mortgage over 50 years. This is life?
In korea we have a similar term called 삼포기 시대. It translates to “the generation that has given up 3 things”. Those three things are marriage, home ownership, and employment. This is not just a china specific thing but a trend among youths across the world
Yeah, something similar is happening here in the US and Canada (though I don’t know because I live near the border so the people are almost the same from my experience
I had a friend from China (that I no longer talk to) who very much adopted this kind of lifestyle. She had an intelligent humor and was an incredibly insightful person, so it shocked me when I found out that she had quit school after middle school and was living by herself in a run-down rural "apartment" with a plastic bathtub and a pillow for a bed, running on one meal of McDonalds a day, and spending all of her allowance on games. She almost never left her house except to buy food, and often went several nights without sleep just to indulge in gaming. I thought it was so strange at first because she seemed like such a witty and intelligent character but as I met more and more people like her I came to realize that wit or personal merit is no where near enough to get you anywhere in China.
If this continues, I believe lying flat will take down the CCP. I'm serious. And they won't need to fire a shot because they've ALREADY fired the first shot. And the CCP hasn't recovered from the blow...
If you want to reach high in today's system you need 2 things: money and connections. And the best way to earn that money and connections? You guessed right by having money and connections. Games rigged by older generations of wealth.
Dictatorships: "We need to crush their spirits so there's no revolts." Security apparatus: "Consider it done." Dictatorship: "We need motivated and spirited workers! Where did they all go?" Security apparatus: "Prison camps, mostly. All their spirits crushed! Can we get a payraise now?"
@@yeti2237 A singular good boom in Congress could do it. But I am sure that the military leadership then would conveniently blame some other country and push for war. Or maybe even go nuclear because they are delusional about their powers.
@@Elmithian they could crush any coup. Unfortunately. Also I wouldn't say they are delusional about their military might. They don't throw it around much they simply grow it while carefully bearing their teeth at us
I can empathize with the apt owner who was being forced out of their home and being threatened with " we will punish you for three generations" and the homeowners say "go ahead, we are the last generation", having given up all hope of ever affording a child.
@@brettloo7588 honestly, imagine never experiencing the warm sensation of seeing your kids play in the backyard with a loving wife. In a home you worked hard to achieve.
@@humbleguardsman5578 In this economy? I regret not having that feeling, but I don't want to condemned my child to struggle in the world that get more vicious day by day.
@@humbleguardsman5578 yes. very sad. i cared too much of my future kids than of my own happiness of having kids. i think humans like me are broken and actually it's a good thing those who doesn't want kids just don't and die off.
Its happening all over the world.. I'm Irish, have 100k in the bank and still cant afford a stupid house!! hope society does collapse then we can start purging on all the politicians and greedy pricks that have it coming to them
Exactly same in germany, 100k in bank but have to pay 25 years debt to take a 130k loan. you cant pay it faster even if you make more money after a couple of years, hence they force you to stay in debt. Old houses are in rural areas are around 260k, without renovations.
Simple motivation theory. If it's too difficult to win, why bother trying. Why work hard and try your best when you know the game can't be won. Simple answer, don't play the game in the first place.
@@joebenzz easy to say from a western view but when you literally can't buy certain things or even ride a bus without doing arbitrary crap to get arbitrary points you're stuck
@@jimbothegymbro7086 we’re not far behind China. Our housing market, & job market are at about the same point with wages here being just as stagnant. We’re also experiencing explosive growth in the popularity of communist & fascistic leadership, a lot of which is from the very groups that claim to stand against it.
@@Val81121 Global elites, that put a sistem, that under the guides of helping them, freedom and such, under the idea of moral superiority, creates a cicle that the rich and elite, never get challenge, repace the population with more easy to control workers and use social preassure and manipulation and surveilance to discard discidents, create artificial scarcity to profit, and redistribute wealth to create a system were everyone is poor and incentivise spying one another, so no one oppose the party, create competition with no winner and brainwash your people to beleive is the rigth thing, that leaders, should not be challenge and work hard, for the leader, not to have spiritual or any faith only the party matters, to dream in aspirations that in reality are imposible to achieve, lye to them that they can achieve a basic level of confort by backbreacking word, but then all the winnings take it for the sistem and or redistribute to others so create a constant hatred betwen classes and no one challenge the sistem, in few words comunism
I am russian and we have the very same issue. Goverment, prosperity, systems dont matter. Success and envy driven worldview do. That worlview is common only in dense urban postindustrial environment
I seriously was at a loss of words when I've heard him say that the next 3 generations will be punished too. The tactic of scaring them under control only works so far, and it seems like they've started to exceed the limit.
"You can't scare me with hell when *I already live here.* " Might as well been the translation. I fear any government powerful yet dumb enough to make it happen. We are usually a very optimistic species despite the mess we get ourselves into...
This video really showcases how relatable Chinese people are. They have the same thoughts , the same struggles etc . Anything that comes out of state media would have you believe they are a nation of hyper patriotic worker ants. That statement from the CCP was straight up dystopian novel shit.
The lying Western MSM censor and won't allow any views of China to emerge but only as a totalitarian society and only dessimate negative news of China even resorting to fake news, so people like you who never step a foot in China will be brainwashed to think as your rapacious governments want you to think. The above video is affiliated to the cult religious group Falun Gong which was banned in China and is now welcomed with open arms by the US and massively funded by the NED.
In the west we used to have a solution in the welfare state. Unfortuantely the rich didn't like the idea of paying for the poor so they dismantled it. Many still like to treat the welfare state as antithetical to capitalism but the truth is that it's an instrumental part of it.
I definitely get this psychology. Most of them are actually hardworkers who has to experience the highs and lows of social injustice before they finally made this choice
The feeling is mutual in USA…the constant competition with each other for everything all the time in an endless job of master and servant, it’s disgusting and humanity has no shame.
If modern life wasn’t a dystopian nightmare nobody would feel this way. Young people see the game of life for what it is and no longer want to play. 👏🏾
To be fair it's not like life was better for older generations, they just had a different mindset about their situations which doesn't work for most people anymore.
@@thebush6077 the internet is definitely playing a part in this. When you’re fed depressing or discouraging content 24/7, it’s kinda hard to view the outside world as anything but a nightmare. I had to stick my head in the sand for a long time to escape this mindset, so I don’t blame these people for how they feel. It’s harder now to pretend like the world is good and just.
@@thebush6077 Bro every boomer in my family had a home at age 25 max, some multiple cars too, and each had his OWN business. All of that without ever setting foot on a campus. None of them. Compare it to the modern era where houses cost half a century of your salary, taxes and big corps have killed the small business, and the job market can be resumed in a word: wageslaves.
My experience with modern society: Unemployed, feel like shit. Get job, feel excited for first 3 months. Start hating work life and all of it's bullshit, quit job. Have so much free time, feel great. Unemployed, feel like shit. Repeat. I wish I could find a comfy part time job where my coworkers didn't constantly call in sick or quit with zero notice, where I could come in, do my shifts, and go home to enjoy my weekend. My ultimate goal in life is to work the absolute least amount of time possible to survive so I can actually enjoy my short existence on this planet.
In a strange sad way it's kind of comforting to know that despite our social and cultural differences we are all just super depressed because everything sucks
we gotta ask ourselves at what point should we actively take steps to change our society rather than do nothing or participate within it. If we all have nothing to lose maybe we try to create something better.
@@hegaliandialectics4289 but if we step out of the confines of what is socially acceptable in creating something new for ourselves, its “illegal” or a “bad influence”, or it’s just a new way the government will try to profit off us lol
@@goobert5485 Government can’t profit off of a new status quo. And hell yea it will be seen as illegal. Unfortunately thats how it goes when you try to make the world a better place.
Yep. It's not countries competing, it's the landed class everywhere exploiting and dividing the rentier/worker class. Reading Marx and Engels really helps conceptualizing these things. We are all children of the world, countries are only as useful as what they do to help.
@@ananimal9779 Its not bureaucrats, its not officials, its not politicians fucking things over for everyone. Its landords, amirite? And now i'll be on my way to vote on an old friendly communist who will surely fix things
@@caralho5237 I disagree, it would also include those who own means of production. That's kinda central to the argument. Landlords fall under that too, sure, but that's not the entire thing. I'd hazard a guess that you think communism is a four letter word, which is a common and ignorant stance. That's fine, it's impossible to change minds between strangers so why bother?
the party: "You have to work hard to meet our expectations." The new generation: "Why should i? I can not get a house, no better job, not even a wife."
i mean its their life. Nobody wants to be a loser. But they cant even leave anymore, China is cracking down on capital flight. 'a state that has the power to give you anything, has the power to take everything' that's China.
They are worried enough to even let them have their own ideas to bring to society???? They must have gone mad.. Why cook fish and put chocolate on it? Beats me but I'm a Wolfdog
@@Pressplay_Media_EU lieing flat the one thing ccp have no control over also lieing limp have a no thought instinct dont act dont do dont care, atm theres no penalty for being nothing in china.
You can't control oppressed people if they're willing to be oppressed. Threats and force doesn't matter if they're willing to take the hit. The entire existence of dictatorial system relies on 1. spirited population and 2. Obedient population, can't only have one. CCP might die in whimper, not a bang.
I said the excat same things in weibo and tiktok in june 2 just before june 4 coincidentally guess what my 10 years weibo and tiktok account banned permanently
To paraphrase paraistic youths who just wants to stay home playing games are imaging that the society will simply oblige them? never in the history of the world the youths after only few years of hard work had been able to buy a house, i dont mean the lucky ones born in already wealthy families. life is unfare by default and there is a lot of injustice not only in China but "proudly" refusing to make an effort and call oneself a looser might be kind of cute when one is young and have his family still supprting him/her, after that... after that could be really. really ugly.
@@HgHg-yp6ft yes blame everything on the youth but not on the ones running the world because the world is unfair so its fine if the youth are blamed but god forbid if ur political parties are blamed for anything
@@badmashbm Blame everything on the youth?! If you take well intended advice like mine in that manner no good " stuff" is coming your way for sure... Your generation is only the last one in super long line of such in the written history of the humankind ( roughly 5500 years) mate... I am not that old myself so I do remember quite well what is it so to speak haha. Do with your life as you want but don't expect anything by doing nothing, even housing. No youngsters in the impoverished parts of the world have this luxury to roll in self pity because they feel that they " deserve" everything right now. As I say already do(or not) as you want at your own peril.
I've been unintentionally doing this for years, seeing the generation before me get houses and cars doing the same jobs we're doing while we get next to nothing is pretty disheartening to say the least.
Same, my family keeps demanding I do something with my life and I keep pointing put how it's not even worth it anymore but they keep insisting with "It's the way things are, you have no choice."
@@Outlaw7263 even ten years ago I would have been able to afford a house with the entry-level job I have now. However since then, housing prices went up by 700% in my area, so now I´ll just get laughed at by the bank if I´d request a loan.
Get a job. It is a jobseeker's market right now. If you are not a deadbeat who really doesn't want to work, you can find work. A very wise man once said to me: First, get a job. Then get a job that pays well. Then get a job you love that pays well.
In Japan, this is called "Hikikomori" and it's been around for decades as a problem. Glad to hear we all share the same future since the same is happening in Europe.
This is true. However this seems to have come from the West. While I have no hope for the West on the awful crap they come up with, I have hope for the East as this can bring vital change needed to improve young people's lives and much better living standards for them!
Isn't Hikikomori more like a fear for the big bad overwhelming world? This is more like a complete catatonic state in the face of having no future no matter how hard you try.
@@stalincat2457 there seems to be several reasons people live hikikomori . Japans office work life and long hours dedicated to a company is one of those reasons
government tries to understand the idea of bai lan: "we hired my brother's wife's sister's son to discover what is making young people so depressed and pragmatic, we pay him six times more than 90% of young people's salary and after sixteen months he is still hard at work deciphering this strange trend and asked for more help. so we've hired my sister's husband's cousin and they say it could be figured out in a mere thirteen months."
This seems inevitable and hopeful. These people are wise to opt out, and if it grows in Cina and elsewhere it will form the necessary seeds of change and rebalance of social, economic, and political power.
In China, it's more than rising cost of living, it's knowing you have no protections from having the government enter your space and destroy everything you've worked for or simply lock you in and let you starve. At least in democracies, there are constitutional protections and recourse when those are transgressed.
I'm reminded of the movie 'Falling Down.' In it, the protagonist lived his life according to how society wanted him to. He did everything he was told to (get a good job, have a family, get a nice house and a car). Yet when society no longer needed him, he found himself jobless and going through a divorce because he couldn't cope and became unstable towards his family. Eventually, while sitting in traffic on a hot summer day, he gave up and left his car there. He stood up for himself, did what he wanted to do. While not everything he did was legal that day (blowing up a construction site with an rpg, among other things), society ultimately branded him a criminal and he found himself running from gangs, and the law. All he wanted to do that day was see his daughter for her birthday and give her a present. He managed it, only to be tracked down by the law and finding out he was "the bad guy." He lost his life that day, and just before the end credits, you see a small clip of him and his family during happier times. Long story short, you can do everything society demands, and you can still be easily cast aside when there is no longer any use for you. The youth of today are just finding out this lesson far earlier than their parents did. Worst part, the government doesn't (and will never) care, as long as they get enough backbreaking labor out of everyone.
Government will care, when large percentage of the “working age population” decides to just take it easy and be less productive or not productive at all. Staying in the rat race is still a strong trend here, so maybe those Chinese kids are wiser.
To big firms people are just assests to make a profit. Get the big money out of politics, so governments can start working for the people (as they should have been doing all the time).
i'm a gen x, how they heck am i responsible for younger people than me, your statement is kind of childish, also like many older people, they face the same problems
@@RajinderYadav Nobody said you were responsible, you brought that up. Society consists of more than gen x people. Kind of egocentric I'd say. That's part of the problem you're self centered, just wanna consume till you die and leave nothing worth a damn to anyone left behind. You must not be a parent if you don't think you can do anything for youth. The very least you can do is set a decent example. You're the one with a childish mind set and it only serves to prove my statement correct.
Ain't that true Also, hello from greece, go figure on conditions What i love is that in mandarin, greece is "xila", which apparently translates to " Land of hope" We do hope but damn if prior, specifically boomers, didn't make that a chore There is an old greek saying, "leave the world better than you found it".
Well, when you grow up seeing your parents literally work themselves to death trying to better your family's living situation to no avail, it's easy to see why giving up on life seems like the wise choice compared to being peer pressured into selling your soul to people who don't give a damn
Yes, young people are saplings. When you put saplings into a toxic wasteland, then the saplings will shrivel up and die. Poo does get the general principle, but he draws the wrong conclusion, willfully or out of ignorance, doesn't really matter either way.
Everything we need to survive is already provided for free under the sun. These companies want us to work to death. Our ‘count’ries use us like sheep to the slaughter to keep these companies rich. Our salary taxes pay our government officials from the mayor to the president. The government gives incentive for companies to enslave us so they can get more of our salary tax. Work for yourself and grow your own food before it gets outlawed. At least stock up on seeds, real organic God given seeds not the fake ones.
I'm 25, male, and grinding towards perfection. I am going to ravage this traitorous civilization, the ones atop their ivory towers and are corrupt will be judged. Some saplings die, some become resilient and aggressive. Know this to be true.
I don't blame them. If I lived under such oppressive rulers with so little opportunities for living a better life, I'd let it all rot too. What exactly are the Chinese people getting out of their relationship with their government besides abuse?
@@secretbassrigs Yeah, our government is abusing us quite a bit too. At least our government doesn't have gulags and harvests our organs, at least not yet.
@_____ no bruh, the governments of the free world depend on their peoples to know what to do. Not the people depending on their government to know how to think. There is no equivalency. The world outside of China and North Korea is realizing the mistake that has been made of treating tyrannical regimes as equals capable of progressing along with it. They have only caused more suffering and are only holding everyone everywhere back, if not dragging everyone down.
I’m 47 and I WISH I would have had the awareness that the younger generation has. I think it’s mostly due to the internet (something we Gen X’s didn’t have at that age) and because things have gotten so bad it’s undeniable. The system is set up to encourage the wage slaves to have kids (that we never get to see) then requires those kids to attend the public school system which then conditions them to fall in line with the status quo, comply, and doesn’t allow for creative thinking or ingenuity. Moral of the story: Stop having kids. Stop producing wage slaves for the elites & politicians to leech off of. Stop ‘feeding’ the system. Live a minimalist lifestyle and save what you can. Spend your hours doing what YOU want to do and not allowing them to OWN your time! It’s sad that this is what it has come to but I’m so RELIEVED to see that the younger generations GET IT and are silently revolting.
The one that struck me was the guy who said we are the last generation. I can't think of any more intense way to rebel than to not have children. To not give the system what it needs to live
@@patriciainportland5567 actually that doesn't matter. Multiple studies have shown criminalizing abortion doesn't reduce the number of abortions. They'll be a slight reduction because some women will be thrown in jail or executed and you can't get pregnant when you're in prison or dead, but in terms of birth rates it's not statistically significant There will be some women who suffer horribly because they won't get the medical care they need that's the main effect. Doctors will be afraid of providing necessary medical Care for women about to miscarry and as a result women will be forced to suffer through the pain. Hopefully my country comes to its senses. Also hopefully the stepford wives stop voting Republican. I do not understand women who vote Republican
Sounds like mass generational depression. Completely understandable too - I'm almost 40 and have only just managed to save enough money to buy land almost a 4 hour drive from the nearest employment hub. Can't afford to build a house on the land though so looks like I'm living in a tent. Isn't it wonderful?
@@Mr-Ad-196 Small container house = $100k+ here and most councils won't give you a permit for them. Seriously considering getting a gigantic glamping tent for $1500 and just use that while I save.
@@guystevens5429 ... Could always live like a king in a third world country lol and in all fairness teaching English online would create cashflow that the most everyone else around you in such a place could only dream of
@@guystevens5429 ouuuh........it seem we both are almost in the same depressing live huh..........wish I had my own plot of land so I can build those mud hut or something......... living poor and in debt is kinda..........I think I wanna shoot someone when they say money can't buy happiness.
Ooouf. Yeah. I get ya. One good thing about the pandemic (or, shall we say, "silver lining") is that I was able to work from home now. So, I moved out of my $$$$ downtown apartment, and into something further out with peace and quiet. Never hear sirens all day anymore... But also can't afford much out here either. It's just... frustrating.
The youth in the west have come to the same conclusion as the Chinese youth. All the things that make young people want to work hard have become unattainable. Under the current system the youth can't expect to get a house, a car, or have time or energy for relationships. The elders think they can shame the young into a life of almost guaranteed misery and it's not working!
Its funny to here our elders especially boomers with speaking jobs tell us if we just work hard we can achieve our dreams. Even though they didn't work anywhere near as hard and didn't need to go into student debt just to get a God damn minuscule chance at landing a job that pays. The trades seem like the last place for regular folk to make some decent coin, but academia can go eat a book for all I care.
Yep been laying flat for 20 years after looking for work in my field from 2 colleges for 7 years to no avail while seeing the issue was over saturation just like in jpn and china but worse cuz the flood of illegals who take over entire cities in just a couple decades each and they only hire each other I knew it was pointless and women are all gold digger adulteresses so I figured ok I will get my inheritance and move my wealth somewhere else another country that values me and won't give my seed to any women went from dating best women in HS to realizing after that doesn't matter how good looking you are they are gold diggers they also sabotaged my TH-cam channel cuz I am colored being colored in America is like being non ccp in china
Ahh but the elderly gentlemen that point out that a generation of people that was taught to compare their life with people who own yacht, car, apartment and a lot of money is ruining people ring true. That is a certain character in him. But he seem to be in his 70s to 80s so essentailly live in a different generation from the hyper growth China generstion Essentially it is the boomer of China that with their wild sucess in the 2000s that enforce these ideas. And the blatant capitalism and consumerism. Inflation happens but hyper inflation and the mad grab in the rat race is causing a lot of suffering.
Let this be the moment that we all realize that the Chinese people and Americans are going thru the same thing. Work our lives away and the bills are more then we make,our CEOs get a hundred raises and the people of both countries get two. We are in the same struggle together.
Chinese and Americans have the same enemy, the evil Globalists who had enslaved and oppressed us all... the sooner both nations of people understand this fact, the faster the Globalists system will collapse and both people can build better nations for themselves.
@@intelium773 The kids of the rich gets them all and sometimes a genius from a poor family makes it through based on exceptional qualities. For the rest it's a life of debt slavery.
Since living under the CCP, you can’t protest, can’t have justice when they or others wronged you… Lying flat or let it rot is a type of silent protest. It might be the only form of Effective protest that could bring real change for the Chinese people in China. I was born and raised in China the first 1/4 of my life. Now at 45 living in Miami and had traveled the world with the USN. I can appreciated what I have and what others lack. I’ve always tell other how cheap a human life can be in some part of this world. You have to see some form of value in yourself, some worth you are to this world. Because others won’t see it, your worth to them are weighted in deeds. If you had not done anything for them lately, you are worth next to nothing to them. If these were some of my views while living under the best country in the world. Imagine how much more sad and tragic, other Chinese feel and live under the CCP. Or under other Authoritarian government.
Travelled through China a few years ago. Amazing progress. However the stories from guides told of huge housing (more like shoe box apartments) costs up to 30 times annual income. The people were nice, but the CCP regime makes China distrusted globally. Now the West has policies of reducing its manufacturing dependency on China.
i see it as the only true way of protesting that is possible. so fed up with it, cornered & pushed, just lie down & forget it all, theres no use in fighting it.. better laying in the streets than in a communist jail
regualr protest dont do shit anyways. I f a protest is not costing the side you protesting anything you just doing a nice art project. These types of protest are the only effective protest
@@gillcarrion8769 Once people learn that labor comes before capital and capital cant exist without labor. People will learn doing nothing is probably one of your strongest forms of protest. Seems many in China understand this
I think this is a pretty interesting situation. It's mass depression, but it's also mixed with anger at the situations that caused it, leading to refusal to fight an unwinnable battle as an act of protest. There are many variations happening worldwide. The machine has been pushed too far and is now broken beyond repair. Something has to change. Power to the people.
@@raymond_luxury_yacht They've already started, but you can't defeat your country's entire populace and still think you've won when you look out at the ashes
When you sell the future and opportunities of the youth to buy the longevity and comfort of the aged, what do you expect to happen? Countries all over the world are seeing the same result. It’s reasonable, rational and logical. Let it rot, let it burn.
No. That's why Amazon workers are starting to unionize in New Jersey. And more to come especially Walmart. Workers needs protection if not this big companies can give you work quotas which is ridiculous. I don't care about you. That's why it's a high turn over rate. If they unionize things will get much better also the pay. I used to work for Amazon
That's what happens when you have a system so corrupt, exploitative & predatory that more & more people realize that it is a rigged game where only 1-5% can really "win" - and those are usually people who are willing to be sociopaths, since that is the easiest/preferred route to the top in such a system. The best strategy in a game/gamble that cannot be won is to not play. It's the same in the USA really.
Rather that's what happens with the raise of social media and hollywood values. Thankfully society at large is self regulating, as your genes die out, new, more competitive genes will take over. There's zero factual basis for saying 'system' is corrupt and predatory, 'system' never changed and in fact was worse through all of our history, yet people of that time persevered. The only decadent factor is the people themselves.
@@greenl7661 Human society is never self regulating. Human society throughout history is established and functioned under power, today's form called nation for example. If people are corrupt and predatory, then the system is corrupt and predatory, as the system is built and maintained by people themselves. It is almost impossible to define human species is inherently good or evil, corrupted or virtuous. Human beings are complex and elastic, with the greatest adapting skills to the environment. If (I am only saying if) the system in the status-quo environment is comparable to a rigged game, controlled in the hands of few sociopaths or who act as sociopaths in desperate grasping the limited-sized pie to keep it largely to themselves and their related genes, then the best chance for the rest to survive in this environment is either become a member of those sociopath-alike or giving up on the pie and looking for alternative food resources.
@@prettystupido it absolutely is self regulating, allow me to explain since I believe you misunderstood. I'm not concerned with notion of morality or fairness or any other delusion, I'm simply speaking about that pie and resources. Humans have innate lust for consumption. If there's ample food, they will feed and multiply. Half of humanity can kill itself tomorrow, it won't change a single bit: in a few generations the remaining society will multiply, taking up all the freed space. We have quite a few historical precedents, like bubonic plague that killed 30% of Europe, or Genghis Khan killing 10% of the worlds population at the time. Fun fact, they raped so much that it completely offset results of their genocide, and by the end of it population went up! This can be encapsulated in the popular meme 'strong men make good time, good time makes weak men, weak men make bad time, bad time makes strong men'. On an alternative, when humans are too greedy and consume too much than their technology allows, something like this 'movement' or world war 2 happens, regulating population and it's consumption to whatever's level necessary. In the end the losers simply throw in the towel, not affecting history or society in any way at all beyond 2 generations.
It's weird that apathy is sorta catching on in both the East and West. Globalization has not made our lives better. If anything, its made us all miserable to make a handful of people oligarchs.
The so called "rulers" have forgot that people will only work hard to improve their lives. And although removing that incentive may get them a bit richer in the short term, the long term effects will be the collapse of society. Getting rich and learning to throw your weight around does not mean that you can ignore the laws of psychology and economics. All in means is that your ability to screw up has vastly improved.
@_____ And that is where the circle closes. On which behest are the government’s doing all this? All of this just enshrines the power of the globalist oligarchs. And given their anti human stances, I bet they are happy that those people just give up upon life voluntarily.
13:33 the Chinese government had also started regulating how many couples could get divorced each day. Last year, in many big cities, people had to draw a lottery or pay "dealers" in order to get a chance to divorce, idk if the regulation has changed, but it was as dystopian as it can get.
I'm 62 years old, in my teens in the 1970's I decided I wouldn't be having children because I didn't see the world getting better and didn't want to bring children into it. Sadly I wasn't wrong and have no regrets. I married a woman who felt the same way.
Id like to shake your hand. As a 23 year, its been a constraint battle against this world and my own mind, which was twisted by this very world. The extreme existential depression coupled with the top pummeling me down really wore me down. I already have a few grey hairs from all the stress.
Dang, I didn’t realize apathy could be so damaging to an authoritarian government but I guess it makes sense. Authoritarian governments rule with their power to take things away. If you don’t care about what they take it’s hard for them to enforce their goals
All authoritarian governments everywhere have always gone through this. In the end the people are either forced to work at gunpoint or are forced to work to avoid starvation. This story has been written hundreds of times and we already know the ending.
I heard this saying before when our Canadian prime minister, trudeau, went all dictator, "when you take everything away from someone, then they have nothing to lose, and you lose control over them".
@@kazeryu4834 From what I've heard the mainstream media around the world did not honestly or fully covered what happened in Canada, but some news stations like Fox News in the US and Sky News Australia covered it. Just look up what happened during the Freedom Convoy in February and trudeau's response to it, it was deplorable. He does put up a pretty face and nice calm attitude, so a lot of people think he's a respectable leader in a free country, but all he does is deflect blame, gaslight Canadians, and insult us by calling us all kinds of names. Other leaders around the world recognized this and called him a dictator, and rightfully so.
'The young people of China are explicitly asked to refuse to Bai Lan in thought. attitude, and action so that they can live up to the ardent expectations of the Party and the people...' That right there is the problem. It's all for the Party. Never for the people actually working their lives away for minimum wage. How do you expect people to want to work when the 'party' explicitly says that you don't matter, just the party. Doesn't help that you generations of your family goes into debt just to buy a house or married.
and if they become successful and liberated they will realize the country's exploitations and corruption and lose faith to the party at which the CCP does not like.
Lol. I can hear the rhetoric now. Like a coach trying to motivate his team. "Come on everybody. We gotta get back to work now. Hard work in trying times like these will make us rich!"
The Social Machinery is asking too much of its cogs, and they are falling off due to stress. I see this happening everywhere, not just China. China may be where the machine is running the hardest, so where the problems become evident first.
I agree. Companies have squeezed harder, especially in the last three years. Now the workers are burnt out, fed up and blamed for wanting wfh and labelled lazy and not wanting to work. If millions rebel silently, the CCP won't have leverage: their promise of wealth in exchange for political change has worked until 2011, now Xi wants a second Cultural revolution against the Western imperialists but the youth aren't keen on Nationalism.
It's a mess, the older generation pointing the finger saying the youth aren't working hard enough, meanwhile the boomers are living a life of luxury and sitting on their a$$ all day, working the youth into burnout.
@@lemonrand1 The whole antiwork movement is another brick in the wall of disaffected young and old people tired of being crushed by the greed of their employers. The irony is that the CCP harps on about the evils of Western Capitalism but has created a worse version at home, the 996 culture and the nonexistant welfare in China is really similar to the US work culture and lack of unions. So much for the GOP railing against Communism and Socialism!
@@Qce-i6d You must have missed the two older men interviewed in this video who acknowledged the increased difficulties young people face compared to when they were young. There are plenty of willfully ignorant boomers but this is a class issue first and foremost, not an intergenerational conflict.
This is what learned-helplessness looks like as a generational norm. When stuck in an Orwellian society where you are constantly monitored, every thought and behaviour is judged, just giving up seems like the only way out. How do you motivate the oppressed to accept their status? There is a Chinese saying well known to the older generation of Chinese, "When bureaucrats visit a village, peasants bow low and fart silently." By contrast the younger Chinese have adopted a more passive-aggressive form of resistance which calls for non-participation. In Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Ken Kesey crashes an anti-Vietnam war rally and gives this impromtu speech; "There's only one thing to do . .. there's only one thing's gonna do any good at all... And that's everybody just look at it, look at the war, and turn your backs and say ... Fuck it.."
@ Probably cheaper to keep those employees too, locals would probably only work for higher pay with availability to suit them.
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@@Hart501 Their wages are not cheap. My friend's supermarket is a hypermarket with an international chain brand. He is the owner of a franchise store in southern Italy, not a small private supermarket. Similar to Carrefour, the entire store is as high as a 6-story building and is equipped with an underground parking lot. is a big company. All employees earn no less than locals. Revenues are determined by the parent company, not by the franchisee owners themselves. Because he is in a small city in southern Italy, he has a better understanding of the local income situation, and there are not many big companies in the small city. His wife is Italian. What I said was the words of her wife. Local young people do not want to be sales, but prefer to be managers
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@@Hart501 His recruitment of Ukrainians is also in response to the call of the Italian local government. He is also a big figure in southern Italy and often cooperates with the government. In fact, His employees also have middle-aged Italian natives, local young people are indeed less positive about work
@ all over the world, the younger generations are coming to the realization that the entire system is rigged against them, that it is set up for them to only be able to be one thing, that is serfs in all but name
It's the ccp, they'll eventually start punishing those who follow this trend. Then the rest of the world will follow because apparently their way of doing things is seen as a good template by the globalist psychopaths running things here on Earth.
Interesting that regardless of the politics of the government the only thing agreed upon is the despair of trying to have a “normal” life. I find myself more and more resisting the urge to stick my head in the sand, turn off all media and live in my little bubble. I own my home outright after 40 years of mortgage payments so I have a roof over my head but I fear younger generations do not see this as a possibility. We’ve been manipulated by our collective governments, be it communism or capitalism. We’re in the same boat.
This is a common attitude in western societies as well. Its a direct consequence of excessive wealth gap and consolidation of social hiearchies, when there is no upwards social mobility and almost everything is corrupt or a ponzi scheme there is no point in working hard or making sacrifices as the opportunities are structurally non existant due to poor distribution of wealth and power.
Yes, and it has to do with demographics and unequal wealth distribution. Wealth has risen much faster than income, and younger generations are much fewer in number than older generations. The result is a generation with no wealth, few opportunities and who will have all the problems of the world to deal with that they didn't create. Labour does not give as much of a reward as it used to, as wealth is now more important. And the wealthy old have the numbers and the power.
This is not because of a 'wealth gap', because money itself is just an abstract concept ! The number of zeroes in someone's bank account has absolutely zero effect on anyone else, because its all just account entries. Also, there has ALWAYS been a wealth gap, even in Jesus's time. The real problem is that the West is in secular decline, which limits opportunities here, and in China, they have based all their personal wealth on vastly overpriced houses, and there is a female shortage do to the results of the one child policy. Because the Chinese housing bubble is popping, people are realizing that striving to have a huge mortgage on an overpriced house, and competing for scarce women is just a waste of time, since the financial risks now are insane, and realistically there is not much chance of finding a good mate, when the competition is this fierce.
Top that with everything being gatekeeper with qualifications / degrees. Jobs that never required these things now do because someone said so. Police, Nursing and many others. Soon you will need a Degree to work at Mac Donald's.
"Young people are like saplings that thrive on the earth, and one day they will grow into towering trees and hold up the sky." This kind of mentality is exactly what is wrong with us as a species, the world is expected of us youth, but the places to plant our roots are dead and gone, the soil is without nutrient and we can never truly grow to be what is expected of us. Even if we're strong, hard working and proud individuals, we're still doomed to fail, I agree with the bai lan movement, no matter what country you live in and no matter what your identity as a person is, we're doomed to a life of mediocrity and failure. All of the successful opportunities are taken up and the pretty/handsome only succeed by broadcasting this hyper-idealized reality that they've conceived through precise marketing. There's this looming sense of dread and despair among people my age, I'm 21 and I've been defeated, I know that no matter what I do, I'm going to fail because of how the system is rigged. I'm not pretty and I'm hardly talented, I'm anxiety ridden and Autistic, I struggle with depression and PTSD. I've watched humanity fail us and, much like several of you out there, I've lost hope. There's nothing worth fighting for anymore, there's no reason to have kids of my own, there's a world war that's about to break out and there's genuinely no reason to make this any harder than it needs to be. Reality hits hard when it hits, and when your 8 year old expresses suicidal ideations because they know about the pre-apocalyptic world they live in, it's not a good thing. We're the last generation and we've grown to accept it. I don't mean to copy Gregory Kosins in this comment section, but he's fucking right. We as the youth of our planet have every right to give up, the past generations fucked everything up and I'd be ashamed to bring another generation into our crumbling world. The youth suicide rates have skyrocketed for a reason and I don't blame them anymore, I'm waiting out my grandparents and then I'm doing it myself. I'm ready to quit and so much of the population is realizing that we were sold on a lie by the very people who ruined our dreams. Bai lan, my friends, bai lan.
Child of the universe You are right in many respects and people have always felt this way, throughout history. Yes, governments, corporations and the rich have ruined a lot & will continue like they always have. But many of us have escaped there reality and done our own things. You just have to be courageous, accept your self, even when parents, peers and society say otherwise. In the cities you can't see it, can't grow in walls and concrete, hear with all that noise and nonsense! This is not life nor a way to live! There is so much more to life out there! Get out to the country into the woods, feel the sun, breathe fresh air, lie in a field of wild flowers, swim in sparkling water, listen to the sounds of nature and a million more things! You have been lied to about what to care about! The natural earth is wonderful, worth caring for and living in/with. This is what we all should be doing instead of giving up, rotting and being in the dead man pose. Before you kill yourself, go help something grow even a simple garden. Or rescue animals, anything you have passion for, even if it's a secret desire. go be alive while you are, for surely we all do die one day. Remember you are not alone, find your black sheep trib, we are out here waiting for you! Read the poem "Desedrata " Hang in there ❣ Ps. Watch again the old man @ 12:46, he understands what is wrong with the mentality of today. Think about ways to live without all the crap ! Also find the movie "Harold and Maud " Watch it, then write me back, I wanna know if it helps 🎶 get you motivated to 'sing and dance '
That's what I have noticed as well. People are becoming disheartened by everything that's going on, and (at least how I put it), being gentrified out of existence (I am not sure gentrified is the right word at that point anymore). Home and rent prices going up, food going up, and gas prices going up, seemingly everywhere. Everything is an investment and there is less and less room for caring about people's quality of life anymore it appears (at least on the surface)... It's almost surprising we haven't seen this phenomena happen in more force in the most recent decade (2010's).
One major thing about this happening in China is that they are the country with the largest population in the world, 1.6 billion people. Even if you count the total amount of people doing this as being fully unemployed, it actually is not that big of a % compared to other countries with only millions of people. Most other countries (except India) have far less populations and currently businesses are wanting workers. Also, lots of people in the USA are not wanting to do work not only due to that same reason but also other issues as well... Some being to low of salary, not ideal time schedule, to far away, doesn't fit medical needs, to high of a college degree to higher, current covid-19 rules that some don't want to abide by, or just not the type of job that person likes. I'm sure there are others as well. Most eople in China don't let these things (or atleast most of them) bother them if they need the money. People in western countries tend to generally be a tad more picky and search for jobs that they prefer, though many minorities (especially Hispanics and some Asians) tend to do more labor or the lesser paying jobs through their life with no problem as long as the money can be made. Overall in reality it is a minor issue for China vs other countries since this is a world wide thing, especially again since Chinas population is so big and the majority don't mind.
@@dmraven Personally what I see as an issue in the American job market right now as a 22yr old working in it is many of the jobs not only require degrees that need 4-6yrs of experience but will make you work only 35hrs so you aren't technically full-time. That way you get no privileges. Or those privileges have very strict requirements. I work at a rite aid. If you are a full-time cashier you must work 40hrs a week non stop for 6 months to a year till you qualify for benefits. If you are sick or something happens and you don't get 40hrs that week you must start over again. It's a hellish process. My other friend works 50hrs at an ice cream factory. He needs to work 11 months to earn 1 day of PTO. Basically there are jobs but the pay can not cover inflation. The benefits are okay but in order to get benefits It's impossible or hell. Many in the states feel how the Chinese feel. What is the point in trying if the system is creating every road block in existence. A company will advertise good hourly pay but give you little hours. My rite aid is cutting hours but giving us more work each week and complaining when we can't get it done. It feels as though there is no winning. So what is the point of dying for nothing?
When I was a child I wanted to own a home. I picked a profession studied hard and made plans that would have given me a home in 5 years(with loan) now I graduated and house prices trippled but the wages in my profession are the same. I would need to save for 15 years to get a home basically. At this moment I realised my life is finite and I cant waste it chasing the impossible. I wont have kids, I wont have a home I wont have a car. I will just focus on having no regrets and being happy.
Same here graduated uni with honors in Accounting couldnt find a job now i work a retail job which is quite relaxing and I dont plan on dating,marrying or buying a home.Just gonna enjoy my life watching movies,videos on the net and live a minimalistic life.
You forget to add that as house prices rise, by the time the 15 years has passed, it will cost 20 years of savings, then 25, then 30. House prices rise faster than you can possibly save. - so what is the point?
For the first time in my life, I am truly worried that there will be a WORLDwide great depression. And it will hit everyone. There's NO way it can't. The elites from Shanghai to DC to Moscow will feel it and it will bring the world crashing down. These elite scum think the world cannot exist without them. NOPE. Wrong. The "vermin" at the bottom that they spit on and despise are the ones who make sure they have their Gucci handbags, shiny $100K cars and 20 bedroom mansions. The guys/girls at the bottom BUILT all that. THEY are the ones the world depends on. These elite pricks are the ones who wouldn't dare dream of picking up a broom. They'd rather snap their fingers and point at the speck of dirt on the floor with a very condescending look at their maids. When the depression hits worldwide, it will hit them much harder than us. They live in their own billion-dollar bubbles, thinking that someone can always protect them from the fallout. Nope, not going to happen. Just as Marie Antoin... Whoops, sorry, her head isn't attached. Be ready for it. It doesn't matter that it's a few years or decades away. The fact is this: it will happen. And nothing can be done to stop it. When the world economy crashes, it will be like a domino effect and it won't happen overnight. But it will slowly devour and burn down every nation's economy. I'm not sure but I think it will start in China and start spreading. If you don't think so, maybe a few videos similar to this one should convince you.
I am a Canadian and even here it's nearly impossible to get a house. You want to buy a home. You need to pass a credit check that would then hit your credit. You need to make about 2 - 3 times what you need to pay off the house. You want to rent. Well the rent prices are insane. Don't think about ending your life because that would cost money too. It's insane. A friend of mine married and his ex wife took almost everything away from him. So now every single male friend he had looked at his situation and is like well better not get married.
@@user-qb7ms6vs7s He still has to work or he would be homeless. If he works she takes part of his money. He still has to pay rent, food and other expenses.
I don’t blame them at all. And they have a point……..I don’t think the point of being on this earth is to obtain money and nice houses and luxury items. And maybe this “let it rot” thing will wake more people up to what is really important…….as more and more ask themselves what’s the point? Or, why am I alive here? Hopefully not just the Chinese but ALL of us wake up to what really matters and the fact that currently we’re all enslaved to varying levels. Hopefully we all begin to realize that there is no future for the masses by supporting the current extremely corrupt systems the lord over all peoples and living beings on this planet.
Society is an extension of the individual’s living therein. We pursue materialistic goals because we pursue our materialistic desires. While man’s heart and mind is focused on desire, he will manifest desire into the world. Not an easy task, but true change only begins with oneself.
@@ogresimping3246 Not necessarily true in a brutal authoritarian regime like the CCP. Their “society” is not an extension of the average Chinese person, it is a warped artifact of those in power.
@@ogresimping3246 This ignores our entire reward system and pretends society and those in charge of it has no influence on us. I think people are quick to forget we animals and like all animals habits are trained
They don't just have a point they are pretty much right for the most part. Working hard will get you a low-middle class life(but with stress) to be rich you need the right connections or get lucky.
@@rumplestilskinsmum5094 at least Singapore and Kenya is alright. I suggest immigrating to the East African Union if it should form, turn it into a place richer than Singapore in terms of per GDP per capita and shift the world balance to the south. Also mass immigrate into Australia and overthrow the local weak oligarchy (well it’s far and small economy, can be restructured unlike USA)
Lots of young people in Canada are like this. Don't blame them. They're the smart ones. Dumb ones just have random kids and get their parents or partner's parents to take care of them. Even a couple with two professional incomes in big cities (which is this country) can't afford family home
Around 1 million yearly combined income is currently sufficient for raising a child. Anything less? You’re gonna suffer. Aka only mid level celebrities.
That's not dumb. That's just a way of dealing with the problem. Family matters stay in the family. That way at least there can be another generation down the line. The circumstances they find themselves in are not a reason to give up on basic needs of life. What will you live for if not for the family, when career money and status will not stand by your side at your deathbed?
Yup 1 million on average for a house in Ontario with interest rates on the rise no thanks. The private sector and the government can just find rich expats from Singapore to flip the bill and watch housing go to the moon.
Now THIS is the kinda movement I can lay behind. Seriously if nothing will get better for us average labor workers then might as well lay back and let society collapse
@@loverrlee people are severely depressed. Laying flat is all they can do. This is a global issue. I completely understand and empathize with this movement. I also decided to not have children because the world is a miserable place.
@@raymaster that is a great point, and I agree with you. That is part of the issue, but I think the discontentment goes deeper than material possessions. It is more the fact that everything around us is predatory and rigged. For instance, medical costs in the US are so extreme that many people are literally unable to afford live saving medicines. Jobs expect too much from people as well. With such high demand for jobs, they can abuse their workers. You are right about general gratitude and contentment. People do need to learn how to live with less. Consumerism is incredibly toxic. It erodes your ability to be happy for the exact reason you have pointed out.
I feel like the truly sad thing is how universal this seems. We’re the first generation to finally be able to interact on a global scale and really see how similar our lives are. Shit if every major power structure on this planet wasn’t trying to regress our society I think we might achieve world peace.
You take almost any country and almost any wage , 99% can't afford to buy a house unless they work like 30-40 years to buy it, doing meaningless jobs to fill pockets of 1%, it's a slavery by law ...
You're not the first generation to be able to influence co-operate communicate form communities and I need be conspire on a global basis.. Boomers and Gen X even the poor have been doing such for decades. The only difference is the speed has increased slightly. Though yes the case for all good "Non-elites" globally is indeed a horrific tragedy.
@@reignick1133 They haven't because TV's brainwashing was doing wonders for governments around the world (or in Russia today). Only through the internet we globally starting to realize how similar we all are and that "enemies" are only who our own governments decide.
Globally this is an issue. Overall, working hard doesn't earn you what it once did. And the minimums have improved enough that you can live comfortably at the bottom. And why not? What are we working hard for, globally, anyway? What are we doing?
For the owners. Issue with China rn is they only want to inflate the GDP to look good on paper. Issue with US is that they let the rich run rampant and dodge taxes.
Those last 2 questions have been the source of my misery all this time (im 27 now). Seriously, what are we doing? I really need an answer, cause most of the time i'd rather just die than to exist with the people who perpetuates this nonsense.
@@bissetttom1738 Good. Then we can fight back with apathy. Governments are only powerful with what they take away from you and those you care about. When you don't care at all, they can't do jack shit.
I keep joking on the internet that what keeps me sane today is my crippling addiction to video games. I... had no idea how widespread my... soul-crushing view on life actually was. I kept thinking that, "It's just me, I'm the failure. I'm doing it wrong." This revelation is... God I don't know how to put it. It's apocalyptic in how similar the sense of dread it instills in me. Here I thought I was just being a lazy, spoiled American always complaining how unfair life is. Now I just wish that were the case.
We are entering a new age. One where we legitimately don’t know if s future exists. We have nothing left to lose. Maybe now we can fight to change things. It doesn’t have to be this way.
same mindset, but blessed with a personality disorder that leaves me unable to care about how much of a "failure" i'm seen as, though it's also responsible for my lack of ability to even want to try. incurable, unfavorable prognosis, but handy in this societal climate. thanks, grade school bullies. that said there's really no "win" state in life or "way to do it right" so if you're comfortable where you are, are you really a "failure"? you're just wise enough not to push yourself to meet other's expectations
I want to be able to say "people just need to know X to make it better" but even if one had a great degree this is happening. Its happening to so many, and its unsustainable.
Lmao definitely common. I'm responding to you after a weekend long gaming binge to keep me just sane enough to go back to my wage slave job tomorrow morning 🥴 Oh and I'm married. My wife & I make good money but can't seem to get ahead so we've both kinda given up mentally.
I'm lucky that I got spat out of the school system too messed up to hold a desk job and my genetics blessed me with my knees being too messed up to do labor. There's really, really something wrong with the system right now, and it's been going wrong since at least the mid-2000's. At this point the best I can tell you is, do whatever it is *you* have to do to take care of your mind, dood. If games take you through the day, enjoy it. Escapism is *not* a moral failure, it's a symptom of the system making you sick, and removing it won't cure you anyway, so... (Just don't spend 2000 quids on EA's lootboxes and trash live services.)
Revolutions are just rich people replacing other rich people in power, and the commoners just stay commoners. What do you think happened with the communists revolution in Russia in 1912 and later in China ? Who re the rich ? Those close to the party, and the others are staying relatively poor n have to work long hours. Besides buying stuff has a very short-timed happiness effect limited to a few months. What brings true happiness is a good partner that doesnt get you for your money or sex, some money to keep up an okay lifestyle, good friends, and love. Not much different in democracies where the ones winning the elections are 95% of the time those who have money and connections to police and judge system, manipulate polls and media to make any honest and dangerous (to them) small party stay away from the Parliament or the government.
I am from latinoamerica and it is so heartbreaking to see people from the developed world suffering similar things as we do. We know what it is to have governments that don't give a damn about their people and working hard, but actually achieve nothing, but at least we knew someone somewhere was living a better life and that gave hope. Now it is us that feel sorry for them. To have exchanged roles is bitter, for the world is becoming less liveable by the minute. Hope that things can get better for all of us. At least now we see that wether we are westerners or easterners, from poor or rich countries, we are all people who have dreams and want to be happy.
This is what happens when the link between money and wealth is broken, and also the link between labor and money is broken. It removes any motivation to be productive. The same thing is happening in the USA today. I walk around confused as to why anyone bothers to work anymore.
@@DanielJoyce It's why they could get a job straight out of high school, university or a technical college, buy a home, buy a car and even support a family and only one person was working (and working somewhat reasonable hours no less). Funnily enough it's these older generations of people who then turn around and tell us we're too lazy/ungrateful. It's kind of hard to stay positive and productive when you you're labour, despite being just as valuable, is technically worth less. And all the people who could actually change that are not interested in doing so, because that's one of the main reasons they managed to hoard so much to begin with.
@@MegaHAZE21 the older population was handed everything in life, all they had to do was put some effort into it. Meanwhile they took away all the resources from us which helped them get started.
Everything we need to survive is already provided for free under the sun. These companies want us to work to death. Our ‘count’ries use us like sheep to the slaughter to keep these companies rich. Our salary taxes pay our government officials from the mayor to the president. The government gives incentive for companies to enslave us so they can get more of our salary tax. Work for yourself and grow your own food before it gets outlawed. At least stock up on seeds, real organic God given seeds not the fake ones.
@@MegaHAZE21 Modern labor is MORE productive, but the banks have stolen all that productivity. Normally when there's technology improvements things should be cheaper (think cell phone prices over 20 years), but since we left the gold standard in 1971 US workers haven't had real wage increases
We're starting to have that issue here in the U.S. unfortunately, the housing market is unsustainable and money made just isn't enough to cover the cost of living for most people.
The United states cares even less for it's people than China. They do nothing about the lack of healthcare coverage, nothing about school shootings, nothing about climate change, nothing about the housing crisis, and nothing about inflation, they only care if the rich people on Wallstreet need more money and suddenly they take immediate action.
@@mitrimind1027 All of that is true, but if you genuinely think the United States cares less about its citizens than China (organ harvesting, genocide, jailing / unaliving political dissidence, etc) then I'm sorry to say you don't know much about China. There are good reasons why none of the issues you mentioned have been solved, it's because we are a bureaucratic and democratic society that has to share power with the people, the rich, the politicians and the military- all while abiding by our principals and constitution. We can't just be a technocracy that solves every issues right away because we value personal choice and freedom of individuals.
@@FoxElliott USA has just about the same moral points / end goal as china, they're just western-ifying it by making it hush hush and you only see it manifests itself in the few of many police brutality incidents that happened to get recorded, or in the way of taking away constitutional rights. The USA isn't obviously like China because it's much harder to make money off the people with questionable acts in a democracy, but damn it if it's working. They're the exact same. The difference is the US and its tax jockeys can only do as much as they can to make America's image still stand up well because they're basically the center of media but China has no problem with the muting of said media.
@@FoxElliott The US corporations and wealthy "value" democracy and "listen" to public opinion because they have to, and they are constantly doing everything they can to subvert it in every possible way. They are increasingly trying to silence it. Why do you think police have become hypermilitarized and both Republicans and Democrats have shoveled money at them? "You have the right to silent remains"
I feel so much solidarity with these people. The next International will be a righteously lazy one. I will not work harder to maintain the standard of living for those above me while my own degrades. I will be the crumbling foundation that brings the whole crooked tower down.
You can't force people to do something. You can only have them want to do something. Free will is the foundation of a successful, fulfilled, and happy society.
Communism CAN force you to do shit, or else gulag. They don't care about your free will. Of course people when forced do a half assed job, which is why communism never works.
I believe this is partly a result of the extreme covid policy were the state had the power to take you out of the property and belongings ones worked hard for making ones realized all I own is my free will
I am in US and feel much the same way at 65. I spent most of my life in nursing being told to give more, work harder, be more selfless and now with ruined health my kids angry that I didn't focus more on them. .. I thought I had done well with work ,debt balance but the violence, lack of integrity and values that surrounds me now makes it all feel so very hopeless. There is no normal life anymore, it is like parkour from the edge of despair to the edge of exhaustion with a fingergrip of hope giving way to illness and suddenly you are old.
The comparison of the Youth with Trees was almost correct. More accurately, one plants trees to later harvest for any number of purposes, none of which is to hold up the sky. The trees are commodities, they are needed to sustain a process that is reliant on more trees. Trees don't profit nor do they advance, they are simply utilized by whomever manages the Tree Farm.
You're still one step short of the true problem, just like pretty much all politicians. Trees do no not just grow of their own accord with elbow grease and bootstraps. They need to be watered, they need good soil and nutrition, a good patch of land with lots of sunlight, and the stagnant branches of the taller trees cut back so they can breathe. You _invest_ in something small and frail so it can become something that will support you later. "Leaders" these days give nothing and take everything, and are shocked that as this generation is ending there are no trees left, just a plot of sand scattered with splintered, pathetic twigs.
At first glance it seems novel, but it's actually a perfectly normal reaction to their situation. When the government assumes control and scrutiny over everything you do, doing nothing is the only was to fight back. Because the government knows how to deal with compliance or active opposition/rebellion, but it has no instruments for addressing passive resistance, outside of shame, and that can only go so far.
I'm lucky enough to own a small house 'out of town'. I'm 51, never been married and have no kids. I have a handful of good friends and that's about it. I only work for 17 hours a week during 8 months of the year (in an Amusement Park) and that's enough to support myself and to slowly renovate the house I live in. The other 4 months I try to live as cheap as possible so I don't have to work. In the period I do work, then I stock up on food and heating so I only have to spend the smallest amount when not working. I feel a lot better than I did when I had my short 'career-period' 😊
I’ve slowly come to realize that whoever the people are who have power, they don’t see us as fellow humans. They see us as workers/pawns. Now, I’m only 19. Though I’m not sure if I want to have a house or kids. I’m a bit more optimistic than most youths. But yeah…I’m just going to live life on my own terms, and not worry about contributing to the economy, workforce, the powerful’s cheques. Were we actually that important for the future? Then treat us accordingly.
I never wanted kids. My life has taken a huge upswing lately, perhaps 30% work, 70% plain luck; but my backup plan if all else fails is still to somehow move near the sea somewhere warm, because then I'd at least be poor in a place I like.
My advice is find a job you enjoy or volunteer work you care about. It’s not healthy to do nothing all the time, but even if you’ve given up on buying a house and car, getting married, etc, you can still make a difference in the world doing something.
Stay strong my friends in China! I love you guys so much and hope for a day I can visit you again. Till then keep fighting, it is not in complete vein, we see you and are cheering for you
Mediocrity is attractive when there’s little to lose. Society is exhausting, constantly asking more and more from the individual in exchange for nothing. Giving up is not in my character but I can empathize with these people, and there are conditions were I would rather sign out than participate in a certain type of dystopian society.
Correction: **Nothing** to lose. Why own a house when you work all day and come home tired? Why have a spouse when you work all day and never see them? Why have a job when it only pays enough for you to come back to work the next day?
Ouch. This is so true. I am 45 and my husband and I pulled ourselves up by the boot straps. We hustled, worked hard, to only just get by. I cannot imaging the total frustration of younger generations. There is a lot of depressed young people out there. I am sorry, but I know it was hard for us, I couldn't imagine younger generations with all the pressure. We didn't even have kids and it is hard still for us money wise. Life is so hard right now. The Boomers are still riding the wave. They got all the perks and still hold all the money.
That's not what truly bothers me about the boomers. It's the utter contempt and self righteousness that they tend to give to milllinials and gen z. Like if we are so soft and weak etc then isn't it the bommers fault? I mean they raised us. They only have themselves to blame. And yet many treat us young people with such condescension.
Seems to be a thing happening across the world currently. Majority of the young have no reason to work if working doesn't make them enough money to live in the first place. Going to school is useless because most cannot afford it and still might never get a job in the field they wanted. Buying homes seems impossible, even here in the US just thinking about renting an apartment makes me feel like I'm losing money. Caring for children? Actually impossible. If you don't have enough to pay for a home then how would you have enough to pay for 20+ years of child rearing? It's all so expensive. I feel similar feelings honestly. What's the point of putting any further effort into anything if you can just afford basic living and chill doing minimal work. Clearly life can't go anywhere else without max money so no point in trying anything else. It's honestly nothing but anxiety to attempt to live "normally" if I spent any time caring about a home, car or school I would've 3nd3d myself already. I just get up, do whatever I need to do, walk to work, walk home and repeat. Living "normally" isnt even normal. living like an animal is more normal. They find a home, go to the lake to drink water and then find food. That's definitely not how we as humans work, all of that you need to pay for or else they can just evict you or shut off your electricity and water. It's disgusting living. Honestly I hope we are the end of generations. Because we actually can't afford to raise another generation ourselves.
The old bureucratic bastards, polititians and those who profit from this rat race, Will just send us all to war, and wipe out 1/4 of human population to restart the race.. Meat in the Meat grinder, just numbers
I’ve been doing this for two years without realizing there’s a movement. Hustled so hard all my life, having at least one job since I was 11. However as I get older I realize I’m never going to own a home, find love, or have a retirement no matter how hard I try. So why bother
When you cannot rebel by doing something, the best way to rebel is by doing nothing at all.
Thoreau it all away
That’s what moves the corrupt society, so you’re correct.
Only the weak, children or the crippled are unable to do anything. You always have the power to speak, to tell the truth and to listen. Nothing is more indicative of cowardice then a person who can "do something" claiming they can't.
Amen
@Jason Stephenson So, if you can't win, just give up? Well, I suppose that's one path to go, but just because your obstacles are many, doesn't mean your powerless. One question to ask is, "Have you done the very best you could?" Have you thought through all your options and left everything out there before you gave up? If the answer is no, then you should re-think things.
As for speaking, some of the most famous people in history got there simply because they could speak well. Now, if things are so bad in China, that merely speaking will get you killed, then you need to be smart and strategic. How long could you speak before you were killed? Would you be killed after 5 minutes? 5 hours? 5 days? What if you made the effort to conceal yourself and evade capture? How long could you get away with it? What's the very best you could do, if you really put your mind to it?
Now, the real important thing might be what you actually say. My advice there would be to actually study the issues you supposedly want to "rebel" against. Actually identify an specific issue. Perhaps start with one small really specific issues that only affects one small city or group, become an expert in speaking to that one little thing and make a change there and if you can do that much, then expand further.
Look, the point of all my rambling is that you can always do "something." Unless your a weak crippled child, that is.
When the authorities loosely throw threats like "you and three generations will be punished" and they wonder why no one wants to have kids lol.
When the government threatens your children and your grandchildren... Shit is officially in the fan. Threaten me you are annoying, threaten my kids... you are evil and worth my ire.
The CCP forgot that they also will suffer for 3 generation. They want the people to work for the government, instead of being a government for the people. Now there will be less people to work for the government....
True and sad we also got our own issues with our governments too but compared I don't mind living here in America.
The Chinese one child policy ended about a decade ago. As for "three generations", you've got the wrong country. Thy North Korea. Let me guess; you're American, right?
@@christopherbradley5575 th-cam.com/video/NIpxtYQxqxU/w-d-xo.html you don't know much do you, If you watch the full video it proves the three generations punishment so do some research. I've been following what the ccp has been doing sense they started making artificial islands preparing for war. Now there has been a leak/rumor that China is going to invade Taiwan in the fall but take that with a grain of salt. China is always making dates but don't do anything on those date so yeah grain of salt.
"I want to live a normal life too, but how can I live a normal life if the society is not normal". I feel you bro.
But what is normal? At no time in history has it been better so the current situation is far from normal. Normal throughout history is everyone working themselves to death to stay alive. Normal today even is most people struggling to survive. Normal in rich countries today is pretty obviously unstable and unsustainable. What do people do when they are content - nothing, hence the current decline.
@@RS-ls7mm False. Normal throughout history was that working super hard didn't guarantee your survival, so people preferred work-life balance.
Materially, we _can_ have it better than ever, but not if you've bought into a real estate bubble and are now a mortgage/student loan caused wage slave.
@@RS-ls7mm Bro, put the brakes on the philosophy 101. Normal is the status-quo, best described as something that can be part of a daily schedule that most of, if not nearly everyone in your community also practices. Normal societies offer a list of rules with a beneficial outcome if followed. If there's affect without cause, that's when people give up on the ladder.
@@RS-ls7mm no. normal in the past was being a member of society. normal was the baker who loves the feeling of knowing he has fed many people that day and made himself a profit to survive on. normal was the father and mother talking like a human being to their children and making them aware of their self worth and usefulness. normal was that child still having struggles in their own life that only they can handle but being sure enough in themself to carry on. normal was and still is fucking all of that up but still feeling a duty to perform knowing that you are an important yet replacable part of society and being happy that you get to be a part of the machine of humanity, society and community because all 3 are made up of individuals with their own thoughts, loves and convictions.
@@RS-ls7mm Normal is walking outside and meeting people's eyes and smiling to each other. Not walking past people who stare down at their phone with a mask on.
All our lives we are told 'Hard work pays off.' Then we grew up and realized nobody ever said we would be the ones getting paid.
If hard work was properly rewarded, the donkey would sleep on a bed made of gold.
If hard work paid off, donkeys would have been covered in gold.
They were, it just wasn't theirs 😂
“The philosopher Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. Said Aristippus, 'If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.'
Said Diogenes: 'Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king".”
What is so wrong with lentils?
Love lentils and chick peas
@@lampyrisnoctiluca9904 Nothing really, but looking down on lentils/other food stuffs is probably cultural. Historically eating meat rather than other stuff has been a status symbol, after the agricultural revolution at least.
It was so bad sometimes that back in the victorian era a lot of aristocrats got gout because they only ate meat and nothing else.
@@oscarlove4394 From the one hand, I knew most of it what you just said. From the other, I can't understand people's obsession with meat. Breakfast - meat. Lunch - meat. Dinner - also meat. People are now eating so much meat that they are having so many health problems because of it. Certain types of cancers and cardiovascular diseases are taking away lives far before the time. There is a link with eating a lot of meat and male infertility, developmental disorders in children, osteoporosis and dementia, especially early onset one. I am not saying this things are not happening to vegetarians, but that the more meat you eat, the greater are your chances. Then there are people claiming that we shall all eat even more meat because they have found bones that were clearly eaten from by humans in the caves. They have not found plant food because this material, unlike bones, turns into dirt with time. People should definitely limit their meat consumption and consider sometimes eating zucchini for lunch instead. It is healthier and tastes better. Whenever I say or write online something like this, people are talking about not wanting to be some straw vegetarians. Like the only choice we have is between never eating meat or eating 3 to 4 times more than it is healthy. The simple and plain food our grandparents have eaten in their childhood is so tasty and healthy and surprisingly easy to make. Most of those recipes also have quite cheap ingredients. Some of it tastes like desserts, but is in reality a light food. Quite safe to eat as the main meal. Today's lunch for me will be a tasty bean soup. Prepared the same way my grandmother used to prepare it. Simple vegetable food is the best.
@@lampyrisnoctiluca9904 ngl that was too long for me to read, but to give a broad answer to your question, it's probably because meat usually tends to taste better than vegetables.
Police: "This will affect you for three generations."
Citizen: "We are the last generation."
I never really understood the culture there. You study like mad, to have a 1% shot at a good university. Then, you have a chance at a 996 job, paying off a 3mil dollar mortgage over 50 years. This is life?
@@jelin5233 living in the streets, no taxes, no responsibility, no stress, food is cheap in China, good life
@@jelin5233 And even if you get in, someone from the CCP might just steal your identity so one of their useless kids can take your place.
They're even giving up on reproducing! That's real bad!
Police:"bruh"
In korea we have a similar term called 삼포기 시대. It translates to “the generation that has given up 3 things”. Those three things are marriage, home ownership, and employment. This is not just a china specific thing but a trend among youths across the world
Yep, prices are rising faster than salaries so why bother
Preparing the next generation for universal basic income… and becoming a slave of the state.
Yeah, something similar is happening here in the US and Canada (though I don’t know because I live near the border so the people are almost the same from my experience
@@kenos911 Germany to
Britain is same, why bother saving for a house? Most neighbours are dicks, so many "refugees" get houses. I don't even want to live here.
I had a friend from China (that I no longer talk to) who very much adopted this kind of lifestyle. She had an intelligent humor and was an incredibly insightful person, so it shocked me when I found out that she had quit school after middle school and was living by herself in a run-down rural "apartment" with a plastic bathtub and a pillow for a bed, running on one meal of McDonalds a day, and spending all of her allowance on games. She almost never left her house except to buy food, and often went several nights without sleep just to indulge in gaming.
I thought it was so strange at first because she seemed like such a witty and intelligent character but as I met more and more people like her I came to realize that wit or personal merit is no where near enough to get you anywhere in China.
If this continues, I believe lying flat will take down the CCP. I'm serious. And they won't need to fire a shot because they've ALREADY fired the first shot. And the CCP hasn't recovered from the blow...
If you want to reach high in today's system you need 2 things: money and connections. And the best way to earn that money and connections? You guessed right by having money and connections. Games rigged by older generations of wealth.
Intelligent people are more likely to feel this way, because they pay attention and do research on things. They see the problems more clearly.
@@Vid_Master yes we do.
I think it's a way to make statement of an unfair system
Dictatorships: "We need to crush their spirits so there's no revolts."
Security apparatus: "Consider it done."
Dictatorship: "We need motivated and spirited workers! Where did they all go?"
Security apparatus: "Prison camps, mostly. All their spirits crushed! Can we get a payraise now?"
Oh no pay raise? Well this isn't worth it anymore. Bai Lan
@@yeti2237 you mean a military coup
@@Dan-gs3kg No lol. A country as powerful as that will not be taken down by a militarily coup so there's no point
@@yeti2237 A singular good boom in Congress could do it. But I am sure that the military leadership then would conveniently blame some other country and push for war. Or maybe even go nuclear because they are delusional about their powers.
@@Elmithian they could crush any coup. Unfortunately. Also I wouldn't say they are delusional about their military might. They don't throw it around much they simply grow it while carefully bearing their teeth at us
I feel like this is a growing mindset globally
not in Indonesia
Hong Kong: you get the absolute worst of China and the west. Have fun lmao.
If I can't be secure, then no point
Indeed, how many of us just goes througth the motion, because there is nothing to do
I wonder if there's any correlation with the centralization of wealth.
I can empathize with the apt owner who was being forced out of their home and being threatened with " we will punish you for three generations" and the homeowners say "go ahead, we are the last generation", having given up all hope of ever affording a child.
Accepting that fact has to be soul crushing
@@brettloo7588 honestly, imagine never experiencing the warm sensation of seeing your kids play in the backyard with a loving wife. In a home you worked hard to achieve.
@@humbleguardsman5578 In this economy? I regret not having that feeling, but I don't want to condemned my child to struggle in the world that get more vicious day by day.
@@humbleguardsman5578 yes. very sad. i cared too much of my future kids than of my own happiness of having kids. i think humans like me are broken and actually it's a good thing those who doesn't want kids just don't and die off.
@@humbleguardsman5578 im not imagine, i allready live like that... AND I LOVE THIS KIND OF LIFE!!!
Its happening all over the world.. I'm Irish, have 100k in the bank and still cant afford a stupid house!! hope society does collapse then we can start purging on all the politicians and greedy pricks that have it coming to them
Go to Australia, seems like alot of Australian youth are doing that
@@nebhalabir1201 no chance you get a house in australia for 100k
If society collapses, it will be the poor who are purged
Exactly same in germany, 100k in bank but have to pay 25 years debt to take a 130k loan. you cant pay it faster even if you make more money after a couple of years, hence they force you to stay in debt. Old houses are in rural areas are around 260k, without renovations.
Exactly 💯
Simple motivation theory. If it's too difficult to win, why bother trying. Why work hard and try your best when you know the game can't be won. Simple answer, don't play the game in the first place.
Exactly 💯💯💯
Always play your own game with your own rules.
@@joebenzz easy to say from a western view but when you literally can't buy certain things or even ride a bus without doing arbitrary crap to get arbitrary points you're stuck
@@jimbothegymbro7086 we’re not far behind China. Our housing market, & job market are at about the same point with wages here being just as stagnant. We’re also experiencing explosive growth in the popularity of communist & fascistic leadership, a lot of which is from the very groups that claim to stand against it.
The truth is, the game was rigged from the start
When the population finally figures out the system is completely rigged against them and then literally quits caring.
What system?
@@Val81121 global capital and the people who profit off of it.
@@Val81121 Global elites, that put a sistem, that under the guides of helping them, freedom and such, under the idea of moral superiority, creates a cicle that the rich and elite, never get challenge, repace the population with more easy to control workers and use social preassure and manipulation and surveilance to discard discidents, create artificial scarcity to profit, and redistribute wealth to create a system were everyone is poor and incentivise spying one another, so no one oppose the party, create competition with no winner and brainwash your people to beleive is the rigth thing, that leaders, should not be challenge and work hard, for the leader, not to have spiritual or any faith only the party matters, to dream in aspirations that in reality are imposible to achieve, lye to them that they can achieve a basic level of confort by backbreacking word, but then all the winnings take it for the sistem and or redistribute to others so create a constant hatred betwen classes and no one challenge the sistem, in few words comunism
@Admiral Nelson I'm not a Soviet, personally my beliefs are closer to distributism. The love of money is the root of all evil
I am russian and we have the very same issue. Goverment, prosperity, systems dont matter. Success and envy driven worldview do. That worlview is common only in dense urban postindustrial environment
Government: we’ll punish your descendants.
Civilians: I guess we’ll stop having kids
Government: 🤯😳🤬
I seriously was at a loss of words when I've heard him say that the next 3 generations will be punished too.
The tactic of scaring them under control only works so far, and it seems like they've started to exceed the limit.
Pro gamer move
Most governments = corporations.
The civilian’s response was a boss move
"You can't scare me with hell when *I already live here.* " Might as well been the translation. I fear any government powerful yet dumb enough to make it happen. We are usually a very optimistic species despite the mess we get ourselves into...
This video really showcases how relatable Chinese people are. They have the same thoughts , the same struggles etc . Anything that comes out of state media would have you believe they are a nation of hyper patriotic worker ants. That statement from the CCP was straight up dystopian novel shit.
The lying Western MSM censor and won't allow any views of China to emerge but only as a totalitarian society and only dessimate negative news of China even resorting to fake news, so people like you who never step a foot in China will be brainwashed to think as your rapacious governments want you to think. The above video is affiliated to the cult religious group Falun Gong which was banned in China and is now welcomed with open arms by the US and massively funded by the NED.
In the west we used to have a solution in the welfare state.
Unfortuantely the rich didn't like the idea of paying for the poor so they dismantled it.
Many still like to treat the welfare state as antithetical to capitalism but the truth is that it's an instrumental part of it.
When life appears to only punish you for trying, why try? There can't be exploitation of your hard work, if you don't work.
I definitely get this psychology. Most of them are actually hardworkers who has to experience the highs and lows of social injustice before they finally made this choice
The feeling is mutual in USA…the constant competition with each other for everything all the time in an endless job of master and servant, it’s disgusting and humanity has no shame.
Pretty sure I reached this point in life when I was 12.
@@jaredleemease not as severe as China. Things are going quite good in the pacific though.
@@leonwong9129 I reached this point when I was 511,041,769
This is happening all over the world.
Not in Antarctica
And also not in The Vatican City
@@1mol831 In Vatican city you can legally be only if you are part of the catholic church or working for the church .
Exactly!
Maybe somewhat, but it seems much worse in China.
If modern life wasn’t a dystopian nightmare nobody would feel this way. Young people see the game of life for what it is and no longer want to play. 👏🏾
Internet show us unfairness of the world. Seeing the bigger picture are just depressing.
To be fair it's not like life was better for older generations, they just had a different mindset about their situations which doesn't work for most people anymore.
Some parts suck, but life is what you make of it. You can make great things if you try. If you’re in China I’d suggest fleeing the country
@@thebush6077 the internet is definitely playing a part in this. When you’re fed depressing or discouraging content 24/7, it’s kinda hard to view the outside world as anything but a nightmare. I had to stick my head in the sand for a long time to escape this mindset, so I don’t blame these people for how they feel. It’s harder now to pretend like the world is good and just.
@@thebush6077 Bro every boomer in my family had a home at age 25 max, some multiple cars too, and each had his OWN business. All of that without ever setting foot on a campus. None of them.
Compare it to the modern era where houses cost half a century of your salary, taxes and big corps have killed the small business, and the job market can be resumed in a word: wageslaves.
My experience with modern society:
Unemployed, feel like shit.
Get job, feel excited for first 3 months.
Start hating work life and all of it's bullshit, quit job.
Have so much free time, feel great.
Unemployed, feel like shit.
Repeat.
I wish I could find a comfy part time job where my coworkers didn't constantly call in sick or quit with zero notice, where I could come in, do my shifts, and go home to enjoy my weekend. My ultimate goal in life is to work the absolute least amount of time possible to survive so I can actually enjoy my short existence on this planet.
In a strange sad way it's kind of comforting to know that despite our social and cultural differences we are all just super depressed because everything sucks
we gotta ask ourselves at what point should we actively take steps to change our society rather than do nothing or participate within it. If we all have nothing to lose maybe we try to create something better.
@@hegaliandialectics4289 but if we step out of the confines of what is socially acceptable in creating something new for ourselves, its “illegal” or a “bad influence”, or it’s just a new way the government will try to profit off us lol
@@goobert5485 Government can’t profit off of a new status quo. And hell yea it will be seen as illegal. Unfortunately thats how it goes when you try to make the world a better place.
Push
It's proof that we're in this shit together, no matter where on the planet you are.
Many years ago Homer Simpson said it best. "You tried your best and failed miserably, lesson learned, quit trying"
Or to quote the movie War Games, "The only winning move is not to play."
That beat living under the bridge 😂👍
Bukowski said, “Don’t try . . .” drink get drunk throw up shit piss fuck (sometimes) sleep . . . Oh yeh . . . eat. ☀️👍
Damn. Didn't know Homer had such a deep message
@Andrew Huh? Wha-a-at . . . right . . . on . . . 😳😂
"You have more in common with strangers of countries branded enemies by the state then you do with the state itself."
Yep. It's not countries competing, it's the landed class everywhere exploiting and dividing the rentier/worker class.
Reading Marx and Engels really helps conceptualizing these things. We are all children of the world, countries are only as useful as what they do to help.
@@ananimal9779 It Government that's doing that, marx and engles were morons.
We are all brothers and sisters on this planet. The only thing that seperates us is that which lives in our hearts.
@@ananimal9779 Its not bureaucrats, its not officials, its not politicians fucking things over for everyone. Its landords, amirite? And now i'll be on my way to vote on an old friendly communist who will surely fix things
@@caralho5237 I disagree, it would also include those who own means of production. That's kinda central to the argument. Landlords fall under that too, sure, but that's not the entire thing.
I'd hazard a guess that you think communism is a four letter word, which is a common and ignorant stance. That's fine, it's impossible to change minds between strangers so why bother?
the party: "You have to work hard to meet our expectations."
The new generation: "Why should i? I can not get a house, no better job, not even a wife."
Fair play to them, giving up will hurt the ccp more in the long run, and there's no point in trying if there's no merit. 'never try never fail'
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i mean its their life. Nobody wants to be a loser. But they cant even leave anymore, China is cracking down on capital flight.
'a state that has the power to give you anything, has the power to take everything' that's China.
@@condotiero860 I wouldnt give a shit if someone called me a loser if I was in their shoes who cares that's the point may as well be a loser .
They are worried enough to even let them have their own ideas to bring to society???? They must have gone mad.. Why cook fish and put chocolate on it? Beats me but I'm a Wolfdog
@@Pressplay_Media_EU lieing flat the one thing ccp have no control over also lieing limp have a no thought instinct dont act dont do dont care, atm theres no penalty for being nothing in china.
Watching corrupt power structures try to convince young people is hilarious to me.
You can't control oppressed people if they're willing to be oppressed. Threats and force doesn't matter if they're willing to take the hit. The entire existence of dictatorial system relies on 1. spirited population and 2. Obedient population, can't only have one. CCP might die in whimper, not a bang.
All corrupt structures are trying to convince us it's worth to do as they told.
USA has entered the chat*
It's hilarious to everyone
South Africa has entered the chat!!!
Parasitic Government that sucks the life out the youth but demands more life?
Surely that can’t go wrong, right?
I said the excat same things in weibo and tiktok in june 2 just before june 4 coincidentally guess what my 10 years weibo and tiktok account banned permanently
u mean all the govt in the world then..
To paraphrase paraistic youths who just wants to stay home playing games are imaging that the society will simply oblige them? never in the history of the world the youths after only few years of hard work had been able to buy a house, i dont mean the lucky ones born in already wealthy families. life is unfare by default and there is a lot of injustice not only in China but "proudly" refusing to make an effort and call oneself a looser might be kind of cute when one is young and have his family still supprting him/her, after that... after that could be really. really ugly.
@@HgHg-yp6ft yes blame everything on the youth but not on the ones running the world because the world is unfair so its fine if the youth are blamed but god forbid if ur political parties are blamed for anything
@@badmashbm Blame everything on the youth?! If you take well intended advice like mine in that manner no good " stuff" is coming your way for sure... Your generation is only the last one in super long line of such in the written history of the humankind ( roughly 5500 years) mate... I am not that old myself so I do remember quite well what is it so to speak haha. Do with your life as you want but don't expect anything by doing nothing, even housing. No youngsters in the impoverished parts of the world have this luxury to roll in self pity because they feel that they " deserve" everything
right now. As I say already do(or not) as
you want at your own peril.
I hope this trend grows
I've been unintentionally doing this for years, seeing the generation before me get houses and cars doing the same jobs we're doing while we get next to nothing is pretty disheartening to say the least.
Same, my family keeps demanding I do something with my life and I keep pointing put how it's not even worth it anymore but they keep insisting with "It's the way things are, you have no choice."
@@Outlaw7263 even ten years ago I would have been able to afford a house with the entry-level job I have now. However since then, housing prices went up by 700% in my area, so now I´ll just get laughed at by the bank if I´d request a loan.
Get a job.
It is a jobseeker's market right now. If you are not a deadbeat who really doesn't want to work, you can find work.
A very wise man once said to me:
First, get a job.
Then get a job that pays well.
Then get a job you love that pays well.
@@Outlaw7263
Please never have kids then my friend
I am about to do it too since I have tried to achieve something so hard and the results just don't come. In fact everytime is worse and worse
In Japan, this is called "Hikikomori" and it's been around for decades as a problem. Glad to hear we all share the same future since the same is happening in Europe.
This is true. However this seems to have come from the West. While I have no hope for the West on the awful crap they come up with, I have hope for the East as this can bring vital change needed to improve young people's lives and much better living standards for them!
Isn't Hikikomori more like a fear for the big bad overwhelming world? This is more like a complete catatonic state in the face of having no future no matter how hard you try.
@@ifirespondiamstupid7750 tiananmen square 1989 Winnie the Pooh leave the comments Chinese state affiliated person
The United States too
@@stalincat2457 there seems to be several reasons people live hikikomori . Japans office work life and long hours dedicated to a company is one of those reasons
government tries to understand the idea of bai lan:
"we hired my brother's wife's sister's son to discover what is making young people so depressed and pragmatic, we pay him six times more than 90% of young people's salary and after sixteen months he is still hard at work deciphering this strange trend and asked for more help. so we've hired my sister's husband's cousin and they say it could be figured out in a mere thirteen months."
On point.
This seems inevitable and hopeful. These people are wise to opt out, and if it grows in Cina and elsewhere it will form the necessary seeds of change and rebalance of social, economic, and political power.
Yeah, one group of thieves will be exchanged for another group of thieves. Remember one thing. Nobody rules over you for your good.
To be clear this isn’t just in China .. is in Japan Korea US everywhere because of the rise of living cost
In China, it's more than rising cost of living, it's knowing you have no protections from having the government enter your space and destroy everything you've worked for or simply lock you in and let you starve. At least in democracies, there are constitutional protections and recourse when those are transgressed.
And these will be the fuel of the WW3
consider living wages has been disappeared for other ppl for this 21st century
Elites and their media companies, just call all this mis-information.
If you have to complain about cost of living in a TH-cam comment section it means you are a loser.
I'm reminded of the movie 'Falling Down.' In it, the protagonist lived his life according to how society wanted him to. He did everything he was told to (get a good job, have a family, get a nice house and a car). Yet when society no longer needed him, he found himself jobless and going through a divorce because he couldn't cope and became unstable towards his family. Eventually, while sitting in traffic on a hot summer day, he gave up and left his car there. He stood up for himself, did what he wanted to do. While not everything he did was legal that day (blowing up a construction site with an rpg, among other things), society ultimately branded him a criminal and he found himself running from gangs, and the law. All he wanted to do that day was see his daughter for her birthday and give her a present. He managed it, only to be tracked down by the law and finding out he was "the bad guy." He lost his life that day, and just before the end credits, you see a small clip of him and his family during happier times. Long story short, you can do everything society demands, and you can still be easily cast aside when there is no longer any use for you. The youth of today are just finding out this lesson far earlier than their parents did. Worst part, the government doesn't (and will never) care, as long as they get enough backbreaking labor out of everyone.
Government will care, when large percentage of the “working age population” decides to just take it easy and be less productive or not productive at all. Staying in the rat race is still a strong trend here, so maybe those Chinese kids are wiser.
Wonder if the 'lockdown police' would be so cocky if the population was armed ? Wrecking people's lives is not the answer to any problem.
That movie is tragically underrated.
FACTS!!!!
To big firms people are just assests to make a profit.
Get the big money out of politics, so governments can start working for the people (as they should have been doing all the time).
It's not the youth that's giving up on society, it's society that gave up on the youth.
i'm a gen x, how they heck am i responsible for younger people than me, your statement is kind of childish, also like many older people, they face the same problems
@@RajinderYadav Nobody said you were responsible, you brought that up. Society consists of more than gen x people. Kind of egocentric I'd say. That's part of the problem you're self centered, just wanna consume till you die and leave nothing worth a damn to anyone left behind. You must not be a parent if you don't think you can do anything for youth. The very least you can do is set a decent example. You're the one with a childish mind set and it only serves to prove my statement correct.
@@RajinderYadav the fk is a gen x
Ain't that true
Also, hello from greece, go figure on conditions
What i love is that in mandarin, greece is "xila", which apparently translates to " Land of hope"
We do hope but damn if prior, specifically boomers, didn't make that a chore
There is an old greek saying, "leave the world better than you found it".
does a cocaine raging parent give up on their child? they're just fucked up hoping the kid figures it out
Well, when you grow up seeing your parents literally work themselves to death trying to better your family's living situation to no avail, it's easy to see why giving up on life seems like the wise choice compared to being peer pressured into selling your soul to people who don't give a damn
Yes, young people are saplings. When you put saplings into a toxic wasteland, then the saplings will shrivel up and die. Poo does get the general principle, but he draws the wrong conclusion, willfully or out of ignorance, doesn't really matter either way.
Everything we need to survive is already provided for free under the sun. These companies want us to work to death. Our ‘count’ries use us like sheep to the slaughter to keep these companies rich. Our salary taxes pay our government officials from the mayor to the president. The government gives incentive for companies to enslave us so they can get more of our salary tax. Work for yourself and grow your own food before it gets outlawed. At least stock up on seeds, real organic God given seeds not the fake ones.
Interesting interpretation 🧐
I'm 25, male, and grinding towards perfection. I am going to ravage this traitorous civilization, the ones atop their ivory towers and are corrupt will be judged.
Some saplings die, some become resilient and aggressive.
Know this to be true.
Hmm 🧐
Blah blah blah, losers always have excuses.
"Let it rot" describes the actual housing conditions quite well, frankly.
Tofu dregs.
@@venus_envy you said brudder
Yes, it does. Housing conditions are really bad. I lived and worked there for one year and hope to never go back.
Yes, in USA. For sure.
Can't blame them the way CCP control and totally dictate to people every day
I don't blame them. If I lived under such oppressive rulers with so little opportunities for living a better life, I'd let it all rot too. What exactly are the Chinese people getting out of their relationship with their government besides abuse?
Living the North Korea Dream and "Biden Sandwiches". "G-r-r-r-eat!" (ADVCHINA PODCAST JOKES)
@@secretbassrigs Yeah, our government is abusing us quite a bit too. At least our government doesn't have gulags and harvests our organs, at least not yet.
@Anonymous Panacea Add canada to the list.
@_____ Dont forget Canada. Our prime minister is a huge admirer of Xi it seems.
@_____ no bruh, the governments of the free world depend on their peoples to know what to do. Not the people depending on their government to know how to think. There is no equivalency. The world outside of China and North Korea is realizing the mistake that has been made of treating tyrannical regimes as equals capable of progressing along with it. They have only caused more suffering and are only holding everyone everywhere back, if not dragging everyone down.
I’m 47 and I WISH I would have had the awareness that the younger generation has. I think it’s mostly due to the internet (something we Gen X’s didn’t have at that age) and because things have gotten so bad it’s undeniable.
The system is set up to encourage the wage slaves to have kids (that we never get to see) then requires those kids to attend the public school system which then conditions them to fall in line with the status quo, comply, and doesn’t allow for creative thinking or ingenuity.
Moral of the story: Stop having kids. Stop producing wage slaves for the elites & politicians to leech off of. Stop ‘feeding’ the system. Live a minimalist lifestyle and save what you can. Spend your hours doing what YOU want to do and not allowing them to OWN your time!
It’s sad that this is what it has come to but I’m so RELIEVED to see that the younger generations GET IT and are silently revolting.
The one that struck me was the guy who said we are the last generation. I can't think of any more intense way to rebel than to not have children. To not give the system what it needs to live
Which is why they just criminalized abortion in the US. Women will be forced to carry unwanted pregnancies to term.
@@patriciainportland5567 actually that doesn't matter. Multiple studies have shown criminalizing abortion doesn't reduce the number of abortions. They'll be a slight reduction because some women will be thrown in jail or executed and you can't get pregnant when you're in prison or dead, but in terms of birth rates it's not statistically significant
There will be some women who suffer horribly because they won't get the medical care they need that's the main effect. Doctors will be afraid of providing necessary medical Care for women about to miscarry and as a result women will be forced to suffer through the pain.
Hopefully my country comes to its senses. Also hopefully the stepford wives stop voting Republican. I do not understand women who vote Republican
@@jeremygregorio7472 I agree. And to understand right wing women, I suggest reading a book by Andrea Dworkin: *Right Wing Women .*
When people are no longer,such thing as law and rule are meaningless
Starve the beast. It only understands exploitation: of you, and one day your children. These people are denying the system both. Genius really.
Sounds like mass generational depression. Completely understandable too - I'm almost 40 and have only just managed to save enough money to buy land almost a 4 hour drive from the nearest employment hub. Can't afford to build a house on the land though so looks like I'm living in a tent. Isn't it wonderful?
Make mud hut..........or buy those smoll container house......but it still hella depression.
@@Mr-Ad-196 Small container house = $100k+ here and most councils won't give you a permit for them. Seriously considering getting a gigantic glamping tent for $1500 and just use that while I save.
@@guystevens5429 ... Could always live like a king in a third world country lol and in all fairness teaching English online would create cashflow that the most everyone else around you in such a place could only dream of
@@guystevens5429 ouuuh........it seem we both are almost in the same depressing live huh..........wish I had my own plot of land so I can build those mud hut or something......... living poor and in debt is kinda..........I think I wanna shoot someone when they say money can't buy happiness.
Ooouf. Yeah. I get ya. One good thing about the pandemic (or, shall we say, "silver lining") is that I was able to work from home now. So, I moved out of my $$$$ downtown apartment, and into something further out with peace and quiet. Never hear sirens all day anymore... But also can't afford much out here either. It's just... frustrating.
The youth in the west have come to the same conclusion as the Chinese youth. All the things that make young people want to work hard have become unattainable. Under the current system the youth can't expect to get a house, a car, or have time or energy for relationships.
The elders think they can shame the young into a life of almost guaranteed misery and it's not working!
Its funny to here our elders especially boomers with speaking jobs tell us if we just work hard we can achieve our dreams. Even though they didn't work anywhere near as hard and didn't need to go into student debt just to get a God damn minuscule chance at landing a job that pays. The trades seem like the last place for regular folk to make some decent coin, but academia can go eat a book for all I care.
we had viet-nam, you have globalization.
Yep been laying flat for 20 years after looking for work in my field from 2 colleges for 7 years to no avail while seeing the issue was over saturation just like in jpn and china but worse cuz the flood of illegals who take over entire cities in just a couple decades each and they only hire each other I knew it was pointless and women are all gold digger adulteresses so I figured ok I will get my inheritance and move my wealth somewhere else another country that values me and won't give my seed to any women went from dating best women in HS to realizing after that doesn't matter how good looking you are they are gold diggers they also sabotaged my TH-cam channel cuz I am colored being colored in America is like being non ccp in china
Can’t even afford gas and groceries now. Thanks Brandon
Ahh but the elderly gentlemen that point out that a generation of people that was taught to compare their life with people who own yacht, car, apartment and a lot of money is ruining people ring true.
That is a certain character in him. But he seem to be in his 70s to 80s so essentailly live in a different generation from the hyper growth China generstion
Essentially it is the boomer of China that with their wild sucess in the 2000s that enforce these ideas. And the blatant capitalism and consumerism.
Inflation happens but hyper inflation and the mad grab in the rat race is causing a lot of suffering.
"Lying flat is justice" my man keeping it cultured out there in china
Let this be the moment that we all realize that the Chinese people and Americans are going thru the same thing. Work our lives away and the bills are more then we make,our CEOs get a hundred raises and the people of both countries get two. We are in the same struggle together.
We always have been! You're right, we forget that we are in this together, no matter which country we have been born in
There's a large difference between the usa and China, In regards to opportunities.
Chinese and Americans have the same enemy, the evil Globalists who had enslaved and oppressed us all... the sooner both nations of people understand this fact, the faster the Globalists system will collapse and both people can build better nations for themselves.
@@intelium773 The kids of the rich gets them all and sometimes a genius from a poor family makes it through based on exceptional qualities. For the rest it's a life of debt slavery.
@@intelium773 in China it’s govt control, in USA it’s corporate control.
Since living under the CCP, you can’t protest, can’t have justice when they or others wronged you… Lying flat or let it rot is a type of silent protest. It might be the only form of Effective protest that could bring real change for the Chinese people in China. I was born and raised in China the first 1/4 of my life. Now at 45 living in Miami and had traveled the world with the USN. I can appreciated what I have and what others lack. I’ve always tell other how cheap a human life can be in some part of this world. You have to see some form of value in yourself, some worth you are to this world. Because others won’t see it, your worth to them are weighted in deeds. If you had not done anything for them lately, you are worth next to nothing to them. If these were some of my views while living under the best country in the world. Imagine how much more sad and tragic, other Chinese feel and live under the CCP. Or under other Authoritarian government.
Travelled through China a few years ago. Amazing progress. However the stories from guides told of huge housing (more like shoe box apartments) costs up to 30 times annual income. The people were nice, but the CCP regime makes China distrusted globally. Now the West has policies of reducing its manufacturing dependency on China.
i see it as the only true way of protesting that is possible. so fed up with it, cornered & pushed, just lie down & forget it all, theres no use in fighting it.. better laying in the streets than in a communist jail
regualr protest dont do shit anyways. I f a protest is not costing the side you protesting anything you just doing a nice art project. These types of protest are the only effective protest
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@@gillcarrion8769 Once people learn that labor comes before capital and capital cant exist without labor. People will learn doing nothing is probably one of your strongest forms of protest. Seems many in China understand this
I think this is a pretty interesting situation. It's mass depression, but it's also mixed with anger at the situations that caused it, leading to refusal to fight an unwinnable battle as an act of protest. There are many variations happening worldwide. The machine has been pushed too far and is now broken beyond repair. Something has to change. Power to the people.
you know how power reacts to this? War.
@@raymond_luxury_yacht They've already started, but you can't defeat your country's entire populace and still think you've won when you look out at the ashes
Stop voting for Communists
@@mango-ninja depends on what you consider victory? depopulation?
When you sell the future and opportunities of the youth to buy the longevity and comfort of the aged, what do you expect to happen? Countries all over the world are seeing the same result. It’s reasonable, rational and logical. Let it rot, let it burn.
I felt this way working at Amazon. Packed 300+ packages per hour. Physically impossible to do this at a certain point
And of course can do so every day, 40 hrs per day
Didn't it motivate you to improve your skills to never have to work at an amazon factory again?
No. That's why Amazon workers are starting to unionize in New Jersey. And more to come especially Walmart. Workers needs protection if not this big companies can give you work quotas which is ridiculous. I don't care about you. That's why it's a high turn over rate. If they unionize things will get much better also the pay. I used to work for Amazon
@@dualfluidreactor Lol, no.
College and trades get you nowhere anymore. No connections, no jobs.
Capitalism means exploits worker to maximize the owners
That's what happens when you have a system so corrupt, exploitative & predatory that more & more people realize that it is a rigged game where only 1-5% can really "win" - and those are usually people who are willing to be sociopaths, since that is the easiest/preferred route to the top in such a system. The best strategy in a game/gamble that cannot be won is to not play. It's the same in the USA really.
Rather that's what happens with the raise of social media and hollywood values. Thankfully society at large is self regulating, as your genes die out, new, more competitive genes will take over. There's zero factual basis for saying 'system' is corrupt and predatory, 'system' never changed and in fact was worse through all of our history, yet people of that time persevered. The only decadent factor is the people themselves.
That also applies to much of the Western world.☹️
@@greenl7661 Human society is never self regulating. Human society throughout history is established and functioned under power, today's form called nation for example. If people are corrupt and predatory, then the system is corrupt and predatory, as the system is built and maintained by people themselves. It is almost impossible to define human species is inherently good or evil, corrupted or virtuous. Human beings are complex and elastic, with the greatest adapting skills to the environment. If (I am only saying if) the system in the status-quo environment is comparable to a rigged game, controlled in the hands of few sociopaths or who act as sociopaths in desperate grasping the limited-sized pie to keep it largely to themselves and their related genes, then the best chance for the rest to survive in this environment is either become a member of those sociopath-alike or giving up on the pie and looking for alternative food resources.
It's a universal problem at this point
@@prettystupido it absolutely is self regulating, allow me to explain since I believe you misunderstood. I'm not concerned with notion of morality or fairness or any other delusion, I'm simply speaking about that pie and resources. Humans have innate lust for consumption. If there's ample food, they will feed and multiply. Half of humanity can kill itself tomorrow, it won't change a single bit: in a few generations the remaining society will multiply, taking up all the freed space. We have quite a few historical precedents, like bubonic plague that killed 30% of Europe, or Genghis Khan killing 10% of the worlds population at the time. Fun fact, they raped so much that it completely offset results of their genocide, and by the end of it population went up! This can be encapsulated in the popular meme 'strong men make good time, good time makes weak men, weak men make bad time, bad time makes strong men'. On an alternative, when humans are too greedy and consume too much than their technology allows, something like this 'movement' or world war 2 happens, regulating population and it's consumption to whatever's level necessary. In the end the losers simply throw in the towel, not affecting history or society in any way at all beyond 2 generations.
It's weird that apathy is sorta catching on in both the East and West. Globalization has not made our lives better. If anything, its made us all miserable to make a handful of people oligarchs.
Hey, get back to your tomb. Eben if you're right.
But our civilization is too dependant of globalization at this point tho, there are no country that dont need some imported products from another one
The so called "rulers" have forgot that people will only work hard to improve their lives. And although removing that incentive may get them a bit richer in the short term, the long term effects will be the collapse of society.
Getting rich and learning to throw your weight around does not mean that you can ignore the laws of psychology and economics. All in means is that your ability to screw up has vastly improved.
@_____
And that is where the circle closes. On which behest are the government’s doing all this? All of this just enshrines the power of the globalist oligarchs. And given their anti human stances, I bet they are happy that those people just give up upon life voluntarily.
@_____The lack of accountability from anyonen that was responsible for the problem is the biggest problem.
13:33 the Chinese government had also started regulating how many couples could get divorced each day. Last year, in many big cities, people had to draw a lottery or pay "dealers" in order to get a chance to divorce, idk if the regulation has changed, but it was as dystopian as it can get.
No Such Thing
I'm 62 years old, in my teens in the 1970's I decided I wouldn't be having children because I didn't see the world getting better and didn't want to bring children into it. Sadly I wasn't wrong and have no regrets. I married a woman who felt the same way.
I'm happy you found a kindred spirit! :)
The sad part is it’s all part of the plan to depopulate the planet
Genuinely very happy for you.
Id like to shake your hand. As a 23 year, its been a constraint battle against this world and my own mind, which was twisted by this very world. The extreme existential depression coupled with the top pummeling me down really wore me down. I already have a few grey hairs from all the stress.
such a pathetic defeatest mindset. good thing those genes wont be passed on tho
Dang, I didn’t realize apathy could be so damaging to an authoritarian government but I guess it makes sense. Authoritarian governments rule with their power to take things away. If you don’t care about what they take it’s hard for them to enforce their goals
It's the most messed up situation to be in short of a warzone. Hell, I would say it is a warzone...
All authoritarian governments everywhere have always gone through this. In the end the people are either forced to work at gunpoint or are forced to work to avoid starvation. This story has been written hundreds of times and we already know the ending.
I heard this saying before when our Canadian prime minister, trudeau, went all dictator, "when you take everything away from someone, then they have nothing to lose, and you lose control over them".
@@nottechytutorials Trudeau went all dictator? That’s unfortunate, from this side of the border he seemed so likable
@@kazeryu4834 From what I've heard the mainstream media around the world did not honestly or fully covered what happened in Canada, but some news stations like Fox News in the US and Sky News Australia covered it. Just look up what happened during the Freedom Convoy in February and trudeau's response to it, it was deplorable. He does put up a pretty face and nice calm attitude, so a lot of people think he's a respectable leader in a free country, but all he does is deflect blame, gaslight Canadians, and insult us by calling us all kinds of names. Other leaders around the world recognized this and called him a dictator, and rightfully so.
'The young people of China are explicitly asked to refuse to Bai Lan in thought. attitude, and action so that they can live up to the ardent expectations of the Party and the people...'
That right there is the problem. It's all for the Party. Never for the people actually working their lives away for minimum wage. How do you expect people to want to work when the 'party' explicitly says that you don't matter, just the party. Doesn't help that you generations of your family goes into debt just to buy a house or married.
Only difference between there and America is Americans still don't get we are giving up everything for our government and the rich the same way.
and if they become successful and liberated they will realize the country's exploitations and corruption and lose faith to the party at which the CCP does not like.
@@heckzotica a few of us aren't oblivious and pay attention.
That's communism for you.
I'd say this is actually the wisdom of life. Not trying, do nothing, because even working hard gets you nothing.
The owner tells the laborer: "hard work will make them rich." What the laborer didn't understand, was the owner was speaking about themself.
not working hard makes you even poorer tho
If all of you work hard i can buy another ferrari
@@thomas.thomas Yes, but working hard isn’t always the answer. Working smarter is what gets you more opportunity and a possible raise in pay.
@@tiahnarodriguez3809 that's not something people are willing to do. You need skills to work a smarter job.
Lol. I can hear the rhetoric now. Like a coach trying to motivate his team.
"Come on everybody. We gotta get back to work now. Hard work in trying times like these will make us rich!"
The party: "You can do nothing to stop us!"
people: "ok"
The party : I didn't meant it literally
People : I haven't done anything.
@@robertagren9360 More like
People: You didn't see THAT coming, did you?
🤣😂 Seems maybe the youth have found a way to force their government to be less shitty!
@@largol33t1 you never seen it coming
lol!
The Social Machinery is asking too much of its cogs, and they are falling off due to stress. I see this happening everywhere, not just China. China may be where the machine is running the hardest, so where the problems become evident first.
I agree. Companies have squeezed harder, especially in the last three years. Now the workers are burnt out, fed up and blamed for wanting wfh and labelled lazy and not wanting to work. If millions rebel silently, the CCP won't have leverage: their promise of wealth in exchange for political change has worked until 2011, now Xi wants a second Cultural revolution against the Western imperialists but the youth aren't keen on Nationalism.
It's a mess, the older generation pointing the finger saying the youth aren't working hard enough, meanwhile the boomers are living a life of luxury and sitting on their a$$ all day, working the youth into burnout.
The leaders and the bosses need you to work hard for their next Ferrari..
@@lemonrand1 The whole antiwork movement is another brick in the wall of disaffected young and old people tired of being crushed by the greed of their employers. The irony is that the CCP harps on about the evils of Western Capitalism but has created a worse version at home, the 996 culture and the nonexistant welfare in China is really similar to the US work culture and lack of unions. So much for the GOP railing against Communism and Socialism!
@@Qce-i6d You must have missed the two older men interviewed in this video who acknowledged the increased difficulties young people face compared to when they were young. There are plenty of willfully ignorant boomers but this is a class issue first and foremost, not an intergenerational conflict.
Based beyond belief. This has been my lifestyle for quite a while. More and more people are coming around to this line of thinking.
This is what learned-helplessness looks like as a generational norm. When stuck in an Orwellian society where you are constantly monitored, every thought and behaviour is judged, just giving up seems like the only way out. How do you motivate the oppressed to accept their status? There is a Chinese saying well known to the older generation of Chinese, "When bureaucrats visit a village, peasants bow low and fart silently." By contrast the younger Chinese have adopted a more passive-aggressive form of resistance which calls for non-participation. In Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Ken Kesey crashes an anti-Vietnam war rally and gives this impromtu speech; "There's only one thing to do . .. there's only one
thing's gonna do any good at all... And that's everybody just look at it, look at the war, and turn your backs and say ... Fuck it.."
@ Good post friend
@ Probably cheaper to keep those employees too, locals would probably only work for higher pay with availability to suit them.
@@Hart501 Their wages are not cheap. My friend's supermarket is a hypermarket with an international chain brand. He is the owner of a franchise store in southern Italy, not a small private supermarket. Similar to Carrefour, the entire store is as high as a 6-story building and is equipped with an underground parking lot. is a big company. All employees earn no less than locals. Revenues are determined by the parent company, not by the franchisee owners themselves. Because he is in a small city in southern Italy, he has a better understanding of the local income situation, and there are not many big companies in the small city. His wife is Italian. What I said was the words of her wife. Local young people do not want to be sales, but prefer to be managers
@@Hart501 His recruitment of Ukrainians is also in response to the call of the Italian local government. He is also a big figure in southern Italy and often cooperates with the government. In fact, His employees also have middle-aged Italian natives, local young people are indeed less positive about work
@ all over the world, the younger generations are coming to the realization that the entire system is rigged against them, that it is set up for them to only be able to be one thing, that is serfs in all but name
You can punish an active activist, but there's no way to punish someone who does nothing at all.
Great job, the youth of China 👍
It's the ccp, they'll eventually start punishing those who follow this trend. Then the rest of the world will follow because apparently their way of doing things is seen as a good template by the globalist psychopaths running things here on Earth.
Xi: You sure about that
Weaponized procrastination.
The young people of China are not stupid. The CCP are stupid. No, seriously. Think about that for a minute...
you can punish them . You lack imagination.
I love how we're all collectively giving up on life. It's not even a Chinese thing anymore
It will end in fire and brimstone
@@xtdycxtfuv9353 atleast it'll be a warm end instead of a cold bitter one
How much do you love it? If you love it so much why don't you marry it?
It's the end result of Left wing political and social policies
Interesting that regardless of the politics of the government the only thing agreed upon is the despair of trying to have a “normal” life. I find myself more and more resisting the urge to stick my head in the sand, turn off all media and live in my little bubble. I own my home outright after 40 years of mortgage payments so I have a roof over my head but I fear younger generations do not see this as a possibility. We’ve been manipulated by our collective governments, be it communism or capitalism. We’re in the same boat.
The price of marriage , house and having child have went to the level of impossible. no wonder why those people stop giving a shit.
This is a common attitude in western societies as well. Its a direct consequence of excessive wealth gap and consolidation of social hiearchies, when there is no upwards social mobility and almost everything is corrupt or a ponzi scheme there is no point in working hard or making sacrifices as the opportunities are structurally non existant due to poor distribution of wealth and power.
Yes, and it has to do with demographics and unequal wealth distribution.
Wealth has risen much faster than income, and younger generations are much fewer in number than older generations.
The result is a generation with no wealth, few opportunities and who will have all the problems of the world to deal with that they didn't create.
Labour does not give as much of a reward as it used to, as wealth is now more important. And the wealthy old have the numbers and the power.
This is not because of a 'wealth gap', because money itself is just an abstract concept ! The number of zeroes in someone's bank account has absolutely zero effect on anyone else, because its all just account entries. Also, there has ALWAYS been a wealth gap, even in Jesus's time. The real problem is that the West is in secular decline, which limits opportunities here, and in China, they have based all their personal wealth on vastly overpriced houses, and there is a female shortage do to the results of the one child policy. Because the Chinese housing bubble is popping, people are realizing that striving to have a huge mortgage on an overpriced house, and competing for scarce women is just a waste of time, since the financial risks now are insane, and realistically there is not much chance of finding a good mate, when the competition is this fierce.
It’s not so much about wealth inequality, but rather about the lack of wealth mobility.
The sex gap has a larger Ginni coefficient than economic inequality. Seize the means of reproduction!
Top that with everything being gatekeeper with qualifications / degrees.
Jobs that never required these things now do because someone said so.
Police, Nursing and many others.
Soon you will need a Degree to work at Mac Donald's.
"Young people are like saplings that thrive on the earth, and one day they will grow into towering trees and hold up the sky."
This kind of mentality is exactly what is wrong with us as a species, the world is expected of us youth, but the places to plant our roots are dead and gone, the soil is without nutrient and we can never truly grow to be what is expected of us. Even if we're strong, hard working and proud individuals, we're still doomed to fail, I agree with the bai lan movement, no matter what country you live in and no matter what your identity as a person is, we're doomed to a life of mediocrity and failure. All of the successful opportunities are taken up and the pretty/handsome only succeed by broadcasting this hyper-idealized reality that they've conceived through precise marketing.
There's this looming sense of dread and despair among people my age, I'm 21 and I've been defeated, I know that no matter what I do, I'm going to fail because of how the system is rigged. I'm not pretty and I'm hardly talented, I'm anxiety ridden and Autistic, I struggle with depression and PTSD. I've watched humanity fail us and, much like several of you out there, I've lost hope. There's nothing worth fighting for anymore, there's no reason to have kids of my own, there's a world war that's about to break out and there's genuinely no reason to make this any harder than it needs to be. Reality hits hard when it hits, and when your 8 year old expresses suicidal ideations because they know about the pre-apocalyptic world they live in, it's not a good thing. We're the last generation and we've grown to accept it. I don't mean to copy Gregory Kosins in this comment section, but he's fucking right.
We as the youth of our planet have every right to give up, the past generations fucked everything up and I'd be ashamed to bring another generation into our crumbling world. The youth suicide rates have skyrocketed for a reason and I don't blame them anymore, I'm waiting out my grandparents and then I'm doing it myself. I'm ready to quit and so much of the population is realizing that we were sold on a lie by the very people who ruined our dreams.
Bai lan, my friends, bai lan.
you can prob abuse your government for disability cheques if you have ptsd/autism/depression/anxiety
Child of the universe
You are right in many respects and people have always felt this way, throughout history.
Yes, governments, corporations and the rich have ruined a lot & will continue like they always have.
But many of us have escaped there reality and done our own things.
You just have to be courageous, accept your self, even when parents, peers and society say otherwise. In the cities you can't see it, can't grow in walls and concrete, hear with all that noise and nonsense! This is not life nor a way to live!
There is so much more to life out there!
Get out to the country into the woods, feel the sun, breathe fresh air, lie in a field of wild flowers, swim in sparkling water, listen to the sounds of nature and a million more things!
You have been lied to about what to care about! The natural earth is wonderful, worth caring for and living in/with. This is what we all should be doing instead of giving up, rotting and being in the dead man pose.
Before you kill yourself, go help something grow even a simple garden. Or rescue animals, anything you have passion for, even if it's a secret desire.
go be alive while you are, for surely we all do die one day.
Remember you are not alone, find your black sheep trib, we are out here waiting for you!
Read the poem "Desedrata "
Hang in there ❣
Ps. Watch again the old man @ 12:46, he understands what is wrong with the mentality of today.
Think about ways to live without all the crap !
Also find the movie "Harold and Maud "
Watch it, then write me back, I wanna know if it helps 🎶 get you motivated to 'sing and dance '
@Zef yeppers I do every day!
You too luv
@@cocomarch8019 this was a good inspiration, have a good day.
@@genericfriend2568 so happy !💓
This isn't a china only phenomena, it's occurring globally in all developed populations, it seems.
That's what I have noticed as well. People are becoming disheartened by everything that's going on, and (at least how I put it), being gentrified out of existence (I am not sure gentrified is the right word at that point anymore). Home and rent prices going up, food going up, and gas prices going up, seemingly everywhere. Everything is an investment and there is less and less room for caring about people's quality of life anymore it appears (at least on the surface)... It's almost surprising we haven't seen this phenomena happen in more force in the most recent decade (2010's).
Yes it is because the world sucks and it is impossible to get a gf. There is no point playing a rigged game.
@@xtdycxtfuv9353 lol bro as a nblw i feel you 😭
One major thing about this happening in China is that they are the country with the largest population in the world, 1.6 billion people. Even if you count the total amount of people doing this as being fully unemployed, it actually is not that big of a % compared to other countries with only millions of people. Most other countries (except India) have far less populations and currently businesses are wanting workers.
Also, lots of people in the USA are not wanting to do work not only due to that same reason but also other issues as well... Some being to low of salary, not ideal time schedule, to far away, doesn't fit medical needs, to high of a college degree to higher, current covid-19 rules that some don't want to abide by, or just not the type of job that person likes. I'm sure there are others as well. Most eople in China don't let these things (or atleast most of them) bother them if they need the money.
People in western countries tend to generally be a tad more picky and search for jobs that they prefer, though many minorities (especially Hispanics and some Asians) tend to do more labor or the lesser paying jobs through their life with no problem as long as the money can be made.
Overall in reality it is a minor issue for China vs other countries since this is a world wide thing, especially again since Chinas population is so big and the majority don't mind.
@@dmraven Personally what I see as an issue in the American job market right now as a 22yr old working in it is many of the jobs not only require degrees that need 4-6yrs of experience but will make you work only 35hrs so you aren't technically full-time. That way you get no privileges.
Or those privileges have very strict requirements. I work at a rite aid. If you are a full-time cashier you must work 40hrs a week non stop for 6 months to a year till you qualify for benefits. If you are sick or something happens and you don't get 40hrs that week you must start over again.
It's a hellish process. My other friend works 50hrs at an ice cream factory. He needs to work 11 months to earn 1 day of PTO.
Basically there are jobs but the pay can not cover inflation. The benefits are okay but in order to get benefits It's impossible or hell.
Many in the states feel how the Chinese feel. What is the point in trying if the system is creating every road block in existence.
A company will advertise good hourly pay but give you little hours.
My rite aid is cutting hours but giving us more work each week and complaining when we can't get it done. It feels as though there is no winning. So what is the point of dying for nothing?
every young person should think this way, only then things will change..
When I was a child I wanted to own a home. I picked a profession studied hard and made plans that would have given me a home in 5 years(with loan) now I graduated and house prices trippled but the wages in my profession are the same. I would need to save for 15 years to get a home basically. At this moment I realised my life is finite and I cant waste it chasing the impossible. I wont have kids, I wont have a home I wont have a car. I will just focus on having no regrets and being happy.
No regrets, being happy and playing Elder Scrolls ;)
Same here graduated uni with honors in Accounting couldnt find a job now i work a retail job which is quite relaxing and I dont plan on dating,marrying or buying a home.Just gonna enjoy my life watching movies,videos on the net and live a minimalistic life.
You forget to add that as house prices rise, by the time the 15 years has passed, it will cost 20 years of savings, then 25, then 30. House prices rise faster than you can possibly save. - so what is the point?
For the first time in my life, I am truly worried that there will be a WORLDwide great depression. And it will hit everyone. There's NO way it can't. The elites from Shanghai to DC to Moscow will feel it and it will bring the world crashing down. These elite scum think the world cannot exist without them. NOPE. Wrong. The "vermin" at the bottom that they spit on and despise are the ones who make sure they have their Gucci handbags, shiny $100K cars and 20 bedroom mansions. The guys/girls at the bottom BUILT all that. THEY are the ones the world depends on. These elite pricks are the ones who wouldn't dare dream of picking up a broom. They'd rather snap their fingers and point at the speck of dirt on the floor with a very condescending look at their maids. When the depression hits worldwide, it will hit them much harder than us. They live in their own billion-dollar bubbles, thinking that someone can always protect them from the fallout. Nope, not going to happen. Just as Marie Antoin... Whoops, sorry, her head isn't attached.
Be ready for it. It doesn't matter that it's a few years or decades away. The fact is this: it will happen. And nothing can be done to stop it. When the world economy crashes, it will be like a domino effect and it won't happen overnight. But it will slowly devour and burn down every nation's economy. I'm not sure but I think it will start in China and start spreading. If you don't think so, maybe a few videos similar to this one should convince you.
But what will you do with all your free time? Just play video games? Doing nothing productive?
I am a Canadian and even here it's nearly impossible to get a house. You want to buy a home. You need to pass a credit check that would then hit your credit. You need to make about 2 - 3 times what you need to pay off the house. You want to rent. Well the rent prices are insane. Don't think about ending your life because that would cost money too. It's insane. A friend of mine married and his ex wife took almost everything away from him. So now every single male friend he had looked at his situation and is like well better not get married.
What's the points of working after taxes and alinony?
@@user-qb7ms6vs7s He still has to work or he would be homeless. If he works she takes part of his money. He still has to pay rent, food and other expenses.
@@alexfang2594 I believe it's a % of earnings. The more you earn the more you are taxed.
It is time to go mgtow, live with out woman, they will distroy you, live with out the goverment, they will inslave you, make your own money.
cost of houses, town-houses, and condos in Vancouver are NUTS!
I don’t blame them at all. And they have a point……..I don’t think the point of being on this earth is to obtain money and nice houses and luxury items. And maybe this “let it rot” thing will wake more people up to what is really important…….as more and more ask themselves what’s the point? Or, why am I alive here? Hopefully not just the Chinese but ALL of us wake up to what really matters and the fact that currently we’re all enslaved to varying levels. Hopefully we all begin to realize that there is no future for the masses by supporting the current extremely corrupt systems the lord over all peoples and living beings on this planet.
Society is an extension of the individual’s living therein. We pursue materialistic goals because we pursue our materialistic desires. While man’s heart and mind is focused on desire, he will manifest desire into the world. Not an easy task, but true change only begins with oneself.
@@ogresimping3246 Not necessarily true in a brutal authoritarian regime like the CCP. Their “society” is not an extension of the average Chinese person, it is a warped artifact of those in power.
@@ogresimping3246 This ignores our entire reward system and pretends society and those in charge of it has no influence on us. I think people are quick to forget we animals and like all animals habits are trained
They don't just have a point they are pretty much right for the most part. Working hard will get you a low-middle class life(but with stress) to be rich you need the right connections or get lucky.
They will be fine, I am more worried of kids in the West, as most will have mental issues.
awesome, more for us 👍
We seem to be heading into a watered down version of this. Housing too expensive, college too expensive, children too expensive, etc.
Climate Change is more expensive than anything else.
watered down? its been exactly the same since 2008 in the US.
Same here in Europe too, housing prices tripled in the last 10 years, while wages increased like 20 percent or so
@@georgobergfell It's the same in UK England.
@@rumplestilskinsmum5094 at least Singapore and Kenya is alright. I suggest immigrating to the East African Union if it should form, turn it into a place richer than Singapore in terms of per GDP per capita and shift the world balance to the south. Also mass immigrate into Australia and overthrow the local weak oligarchy (well it’s far and small economy, can be restructured unlike USA)
Lots of young people in Canada are like this. Don't blame them. They're the smart ones. Dumb ones just have random kids and get their parents or partner's parents to take care of them. Even a couple with two professional incomes in big cities (which is this country) can't afford family home
Around 1 million yearly combined income is currently sufficient for raising a child. Anything less? You’re gonna suffer. Aka only mid level celebrities.
That's not dumb. That's just a way of dealing with the problem. Family matters stay in the family. That way at least there can be another generation down the line. The circumstances they find themselves in are not a reason to give up on basic needs of life. What will you live for if not for the family, when career money and status will not stand by your side at your deathbed?
in toronto a 2 bedroom detached house in a shitty neighbourhood will cost more than a million canadian dollars.
@@bissetttom1738 I know right? It's more affordable to pick up a drug addiction and apply for social housing.
Yup 1 million on average for a house in Ontario with interest rates on the rise no thanks. The private sector and the government can just find rich expats from Singapore to flip the bill and watch housing go to the moon.
Now THIS is the kinda movement I can lay behind.
Seriously if nothing will get better for us average labor workers then might as well lay back and let society collapse
Amen!
There is power in numbers! Enough people just need to stand up (or lay down) and demand what they deserve.
@@loverrlee people are severely depressed. Laying flat is all they can do. This is a global issue. I completely understand and empathize with this movement. I also decided to not have children because the world is a miserable place.
being happy for what you have is a blessing.. living in the present is best thing one can do.
@@raymaster that is a great point, and I agree with you. That is part of the issue, but I think the discontentment goes deeper than material possessions.
It is more the fact that everything around us is predatory and rigged. For instance, medical costs in the US are so extreme that many people are literally unable to afford live saving medicines. Jobs expect too much from people as well. With such high demand for jobs, they can abuse their workers.
You are right about general gratitude and contentment. People do need to learn how to live with less. Consumerism is incredibly toxic. It erodes your ability to be happy for the exact reason you have pointed out.
I am sorry but this made me chuckle. This is precisely my lifestyle. I had no idea it was currently trending.
I feel like the truly sad thing is how universal this seems. We’re the first generation to finally be able to interact on a global scale and really see how similar our lives are. Shit if every major power structure on this planet wasn’t trying to regress our society I think we might achieve world peace.
We will never achieve world peace while religion and greed exist.
You take almost any country and almost any wage , 99% can't afford to buy a house unless they work like 30-40 years to buy it, doing meaningless jobs to fill pockets of 1%, it's a slavery by law ...
You're not the first generation to be able to influence co-operate communicate form communities and I need be conspire on a global basis.. Boomers and Gen X even the poor have been doing such for decades. The only difference is the speed has increased slightly.
Though yes the case for all good "Non-elites" globally is indeed a horrific tragedy.
@@reignick1133 They haven't because TV's brainwashing was doing wonders for governments around the world (or in Russia today). Only through the internet we globally starting to realize how similar we all are and that "enemies" are only who our own governments decide.
We have to start seeing the similarities instead of fighting over the differences.
Globally this is an issue. Overall, working hard doesn't earn you what it once did. And the minimums have improved enough that you can live comfortably at the bottom. And why not? What are we working hard for, globally, anyway? What are we doing?
For the owners.
Issue with China rn is they only want to inflate the GDP to look good on paper. Issue with US is that they let the rich run rampant and dodge taxes.
Yeah what are we doing?
Those last 2 questions have been the source of my misery all this time (im 27 now). Seriously, what are we doing? I really need an answer, cause most of the time i'd rather just die than to exist with the people who perpetuates this nonsense.
@@jermaineclarke4298 we traded our freedom for perceived comfort. the government grew in power and now we can't get our freedom back.
@@bissetttom1738 Good. Then we can fight back with apathy. Governments are only powerful with what they take away from you and those you care about.
When you don't care at all, they can't do jack shit.
I keep joking on the internet that what keeps me sane today is my crippling addiction to video games.
I... had no idea how widespread my... soul-crushing view on life actually was.
I kept thinking that, "It's just me, I'm the failure. I'm doing it wrong."
This revelation is... God I don't know how to put it. It's apocalyptic in how similar the sense of dread it instills in me.
Here I thought I was just being a lazy, spoiled American always complaining how unfair life is. Now I just wish that were the case.
We are entering a new age. One where we legitimately don’t know if s future exists. We have nothing left to lose. Maybe now we can fight to change things. It doesn’t have to be this way.
same mindset, but blessed with a personality disorder that leaves me unable to care about how much of a "failure" i'm seen as, though it's also responsible for my lack of ability to even want to try. incurable, unfavorable prognosis, but handy in this societal climate. thanks, grade school bullies.
that said there's really no "win" state in life or "way to do it right" so if you're comfortable where you are, are you really a "failure"? you're just wise enough not to push yourself to meet other's expectations
I want to be able to say "people just need to know X to make it better" but even if one had a great degree this is happening. Its happening to so many, and its unsustainable.
Lmao definitely common. I'm responding to you after a weekend long gaming binge to keep me just sane enough to go back to my wage slave job tomorrow morning 🥴
Oh and I'm married. My wife & I make good money but can't seem to get ahead so we've both kinda given up mentally.
I'm lucky that I got spat out of the school system too messed up to hold a desk job and my genetics blessed me with my knees being too messed up to do labor.
There's really, really something wrong with the system right now, and it's been going wrong since at least the mid-2000's. At this point the best I can tell you is, do whatever it is *you* have to do to take care of your mind, dood. If games take you through the day, enjoy it. Escapism is *not* a moral failure, it's a symptom of the system making you sick, and removing it won't cure you anyway, so...
(Just don't spend 2000 quids on EA's lootboxes and trash live services.)
There is no despair for those that doesn't have dreams.
Apathy is how it all ends. Revolutions catch the eye, but those don't happen until people have given up hope.
Revolutions are just rich people replacing other rich people in power, and the commoners just stay commoners. What do you think happened with the communists revolution in Russia in 1912 and later in China ? Who re the rich ? Those close to the party, and the others are staying relatively poor n have to work long hours. Besides buying stuff has a very short-timed happiness effect limited to a few months. What brings true happiness is a good partner that doesnt get you for your money or sex, some money to keep up an okay lifestyle, good friends, and love.
Not much different in democracies where the ones winning the elections are 95% of the time those who have money and connections to police and judge system, manipulate polls and media to make any honest and dangerous (to them) small party stay away from the Parliament or the government.
and have nothing to lose
I have hope for revolution
I am from latinoamerica and it is so heartbreaking to see people from the developed world suffering similar things as we do.
We know what it is to have governments that don't give a damn about their people and working hard, but actually achieve nothing, but at least we knew someone somewhere was living a better life and that gave hope.
Now it is us that feel sorry for them. To have exchanged roles is bitter, for the world is becoming less liveable by the minute.
Hope that things can get better for all of us. At least now we see that wether we are westerners or easterners, from poor or rich countries, we are all people who have dreams and want to be happy.
Our culture is not as cold as Asians tho
this is intentional the government leaders is trying to financially enslave us all we are just at the beginning of a global civil war
I didn’t know China and the US have similar issues.
@@pmscalisi Similar issues for different reasons.
China is not a developed country, they want to create that illusion but it isn't
This is what happens when the link between money and wealth is broken, and also the link between labor and money is broken. It removes any motivation to be productive. The same thing is happening in the USA today. I walk around confused as to why anyone bothers to work anymore.
Min wage in 1962 has the buying power of $22/hr today.
@@DanielJoyce It's why they could get a job straight out of high school, university or a technical college, buy a home, buy a car and even support a family and only one person was working (and working somewhat reasonable hours no less).
Funnily enough it's these older generations of people who then turn around and tell us we're too lazy/ungrateful. It's kind of hard to stay positive and productive when you you're labour, despite being just as valuable, is technically worth less. And all the people who could actually change that are not interested in doing so, because that's one of the main reasons they managed to hoard so much to begin with.
@@MegaHAZE21 the older population was handed everything in life, all they had to do was put some effort into it. Meanwhile they took away all the resources from us which helped them get started.
Everything we need to survive is already provided for free under the sun. These companies want us to work to death. Our ‘count’ries use us like sheep to the slaughter to keep these companies rich. Our salary taxes pay our government officials from the mayor to the president. The government gives incentive for companies to enslave us so they can get more of our salary tax. Work for yourself and grow your own food before it gets outlawed. At least stock up on seeds, real organic God given seeds not the fake ones.
@@MegaHAZE21 Modern labor is MORE productive, but the banks have stolen all that productivity. Normally when there's technology improvements things should be cheaper (think cell phone prices over 20 years), but since we left the gold standard in 1971 US workers haven't had real wage increases
When you're watching the world get tired of being exploited by billionaires and saying we'll let the whole thing fall and not even flinch.
heck i was rooting earlier this year for Poland to enact Article 5 and just bring the whole world down with them
We're starting to have that issue here in the U.S. unfortunately, the housing market is unsustainable and money made just isn't enough to cover the cost of living for most people.
investment housing is killing the US
The United states cares even less for it's people than China. They do nothing about the lack of healthcare coverage, nothing about school shootings, nothing about climate change, nothing about the housing crisis, and nothing about inflation, they only care if the rich people on Wallstreet need more money and suddenly they take immediate action.
@@mitrimind1027 All of that is true, but if you genuinely think the United States cares less about its citizens than China (organ harvesting, genocide, jailing / unaliving political dissidence, etc) then I'm sorry to say you don't know much about China.
There are good reasons why none of the issues you mentioned have been solved, it's because we are a bureaucratic and democratic society that has to share power with the people, the rich, the politicians and the military- all while abiding by our principals and constitution. We can't just be a technocracy that solves every issues right away because we value personal choice and freedom of individuals.
@@FoxElliott USA has just about the same moral points / end goal as china, they're just western-ifying it by making it hush hush and you only see it manifests itself in the few of many police brutality incidents that happened to get recorded, or in the way of taking away constitutional rights. The USA isn't obviously like China because it's much harder to make money off the people with questionable acts in a democracy, but damn it if it's working.
They're the exact same. The difference is the US and its tax jockeys can only do as much as they can to make America's image still stand up well because they're basically the center of media but China has no problem with the muting of said media.
@@FoxElliott The US corporations and wealthy "value" democracy and "listen" to public opinion because they have to, and they are constantly doing everything they can to subvert it in every possible way. They are increasingly trying to silence it. Why do you think police have become hypermilitarized and both Republicans and Democrats have shoveled money at them? "You have the right to silent remains"
I feel so much solidarity with these people. The next International will be a righteously lazy one. I will not work harder to maintain the standard of living for those above me while my own degrades. I will be the crumbling foundation that brings the whole crooked tower down.
"I will be the crumbling foundation that brings the whole crooked tower down". That's actually poetic. I like it
Communism will not save you, these people are already living under a communist regime, and they're just as miserable as you are.
You can't force people to do something. You can only have them want to do something. Free will is the foundation of a successful, fulfilled, and happy society.
Communism CAN force you to do shit, or else gulag. They don't care about your free will. Of course people when forced do a half assed job, which is why communism never works.
I believe this is partly a result of the extreme covid policy were the state had the power to take you out of the property and belongings ones worked hard for making ones realized all I own is my free will
I am in US and feel much the same way at 65. I spent most of my life in nursing being told to give more, work harder, be more selfless and now with ruined health my kids angry that I didn't focus more on them. .. I thought I had done well with work ,debt balance but the violence, lack of integrity and values that surrounds me now makes it all feel so very hopeless. There is no normal life anymore, it is like parkour from the edge of despair to the edge of exhaustion with a fingergrip of hope giving way to illness and suddenly you are old.
Bai Lan seems like a powerful movement. Hopefully one that can push society in the right direction.
There's no society. There's only people. They are self-sabotaging their own lives to rebel instead of having agency over their lives.
The world economy is fucked and unfixable. It’s not like there’s a magical thing the ccp can do
It will not.
The comparison of the Youth with Trees was almost correct. More accurately, one plants trees to later harvest for any number of purposes, none of which is to hold up the sky. The trees are commodities, they are needed to sustain a process that is reliant on more trees. Trees don't profit nor do they advance, they are simply utilized by whomever manages the Tree Farm.
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Yes, I thought he was stretching it a bit to say ‘trees hold up the sky’.
You're still one step short of the true problem, just like pretty much all politicians.
Trees do no not just grow of their own accord with elbow grease and bootstraps. They need to be watered, they need good soil and nutrition, a good patch of land with lots of sunlight, and the stagnant branches of the taller trees cut back so they can breathe.
You _invest_ in something small and frail so it can become something that will support you later. "Leaders" these days give nothing and take everything, and are shocked that as this generation is ending there are no trees left, just a plot of sand scattered with splintered, pathetic twigs.
In this case, whomever manages the Tax Farms
As a 49 gen xer from Australia I have been 'lying flat' all my life... So I find I am weirdly relevant to a lot of young people nowadays...
At first glance it seems novel, but it's actually a perfectly normal reaction to their situation. When the government assumes control and scrutiny over everything you do, doing nothing is the only was to fight back. Because the government knows how to deal with compliance or active opposition/rebellion, but it has no instruments for addressing passive resistance, outside of shame, and that can only go so far.
This isn't specific to Chinese culture it's happening in both the east and the west. Young people got sold down the river.
@@yerusalem4832 Yup, debt based economy.
I'm lucky enough to own a small house 'out of town'. I'm 51, never been married and have no kids. I have a handful of good friends and that's about it. I only work for 17 hours a week during 8 months of the year (in an Amusement Park) and that's enough to support myself and to slowly renovate the house I live in. The other 4 months I try to live as cheap as possible so I don't have to work. In the period I do work, then I stock up on food and heating so I only have to spend the smallest amount when not working.
I feel a lot better than I did when I had my short 'career-period' 😊
I feel you bro. I hope your life will be hassle-free and peaceful.
Now this is the type of life i'd lead. All I want is a house I can call my own, a few friends, food and water, and something to pass the time doing.
Dream
I envy that :(
Good on you though
I’ve slowly come to realize that whoever the people are who have power, they don’t see us as fellow humans. They see us as workers/pawns.
Now, I’m only 19. Though I’m not sure if I want to have a house or kids. I’m a bit more optimistic than most youths. But yeah…I’m just going to live life on my own terms, and not worry about contributing to the economy, workforce, the powerful’s cheques.
Were we actually that important for the future? Then treat us accordingly.
smarter than me at 19 and if your male and God forbid white, then don't give 'em jack shit. Do the bare minimum.
I never wanted kids. My life has taken a huge upswing lately, perhaps 30% work, 70% plain luck; but my backup plan if all else fails is still to somehow move near the sea somewhere warm, because then I'd at least be poor in a place I like.
I only want to get married and have kids if no other reason than to spite those at the top who do not want me to.
Based and Kazynski pilled
My advice is find a job you enjoy or volunteer work you care about. It’s not healthy to do nothing all the time, but even if you’ve given up on buying a house and car, getting married, etc, you can still make a difference in the world doing something.
Stay strong my friends in China! I love you guys so much and hope for a day I can visit you again. Till then keep fighting, it is not in complete vein, we see you and are cheering for you
Mediocrity is attractive when there’s little to lose. Society is exhausting, constantly asking more and more from the individual in exchange for nothing.
Giving up is not in my character but I can empathize with these people, and there are conditions were I would rather sign out than participate in a certain type of dystopian society.
Correction: **Nothing** to lose.
Why own a house when you work all day and come home tired?
Why have a spouse when you work all day and never see them?
Why have a job when it only pays enough for you to come back to work the next day?
Quitting is the only environmentally and socially conscious choice. I'm a conscious objector to capitalisms slavery and destruction.
Ouch. This is so true. I am 45 and my husband and I pulled ourselves up by the boot straps. We hustled, worked hard, to only just get by. I cannot imaging the total frustration of younger generations. There is a lot of depressed young people out there. I am sorry, but I know it was hard for us, I couldn't imagine younger generations with all the pressure. We didn't even have kids and it is hard still for us money wise. Life is so hard right now. The Boomers are still riding the wave. They got all the perks and still hold all the money.
That's not what truly bothers me about the boomers. It's the utter contempt and self righteousness that they tend to give to milllinials and gen z.
Like if we are so soft and weak etc then isn't it the bommers fault? I mean they raised us. They only have themselves to blame. And yet many treat us young people with such condescension.
@@Will-ke7cj How so? I know they are dying off finally. The rich ones will leave all their money to the kids.
I feel you chinese bro's. This is how a lot of us in the USA live now too.
Seems to be a thing happening across the world currently. Majority of the young have no reason to work if working doesn't make them enough money to live in the first place. Going to school is useless because most cannot afford it and still might never get a job in the field they wanted. Buying homes seems impossible, even here in the US just thinking about renting an apartment makes me feel like I'm losing money. Caring for children? Actually impossible. If you don't have enough to pay for a home then how would you have enough to pay for 20+ years of child rearing?
It's all so expensive.
I feel similar feelings honestly. What's the point of putting any further effort into anything if you can just afford basic living and chill doing minimal work. Clearly life can't go anywhere else without max money so no point in trying anything else. It's honestly nothing but anxiety to attempt to live "normally" if I spent any time caring about a home, car or school I would've 3nd3d myself already. I just get up, do whatever I need to do, walk to work, walk home and repeat.
Living "normally" isnt even normal. living like an animal is more normal. They find a home, go to the lake to drink water and then find food. That's definitely not how we as humans work, all of that you need to pay for or else they can just evict you or shut off your electricity and water. It's disgusting living. Honestly I hope we are the end of generations. Because we actually can't afford to raise another generation ourselves.
I won't be having any descendants, USA letting it rot baby.
The old bureucratic bastards, polititians and those who profit from this rat race, Will just send us all to war, and wipe out 1/4 of human population to restart the race..
Meat in the Meat grinder, just numbers
Yay capitalism! lol
I’ve been doing this for two years without realizing there’s a movement. Hustled so hard all my life, having at least one job since I was 11. However as I get older I realize I’m never going to own a home, find love, or have a retirement no matter how hard I try. So why bother