Young unemployed adults in China are showcasing days spent in bed- doom scrolling, snoozing and ordering takeout, across social media platforms like Weibo, RedNote and Douyin, while rejecting pace of corporate life. The trend reflects deeper burnout among China's youth. These young adults are calling themselves 'rat people'. While critics see it as apathy, supporters argue it's a coping mechanism.
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Daisy Mowke /
11:50 am on
16 Nov