But “lying flat” reflects privilege. Among the millions of young Chinese who can neither find stable employment nor rely on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China's "lying flat" counterculture spawned the trend of doing absolutely nothing. Young people post videos of themselves lying in ...

China's "lying flat" movement, young people opting out of a punishing work culture by doing as little as possible, has been quietly building since 2021. This week, Beijing decided it had seen enough.

new video loaded: The Chinese Influencer Who Made a Career of Lying Flat transcript For many young Chinese, the relentless pressure to succeed has given way to a new minimalist lifestyle known as ...

"After three years of hard work, I finally got my parents to realize that holding a job wasn't building wealth for myself," one woman said in a RedNote "rat person" post.Wang He via Getty Images They ...

Chinese youths attending their university graduation ceremony in Wuhan, China. They call themselves the "rat people." The phrase hasbecome the latest viral trend among China's unemployedmillennials ...

They call themselves the "rat people." The phrase has become the latest viral trend among China's unemployed millennials and Gen Zers, who proudly say they're spending entire days in bed, surfing the ...