Recently, a number of large-scale internal publicity advertisements appeared in Shenzhen subway stations have aroused public attention. (Image source: image synthesis)
[Look at China October 14, 2021 News](Look at a comprehensive report by Chinese reporter Li Xiaokui) Recently, there has been a large internal announcement in Shenzhen Metro Stationadvertise, The ad word reads: “Not lying flat“, “Do not fish”, “Do not draw”, “Do not roll”, “Don’t shake the pot“, accompanied by a poetic phrase, sparked a lively discussion among the people.
According to online pictures, even the five announcements that appeared on the subway were accompanied by poetic phrases, namely: “Don’t lie flat: If you don’t believe the world can lie flat, we are the climbing teenagers who have reached the summit of Everest” and “Don’t fish: I don’t like it. To fish in troubled waters, we are young whale riders with lofty ambitions”, “No boating: refuse to paddle, we are fearless boys who hit the water in the middle of the stream”, “Non-rolling seven: We are marching toward the blue sea without making waves that roll inward.” Chasing the wind boy”, “Don’t throw the pot: We only throw away the burden and not the pot, we are the sword-struggling boy towards poetry and the distance.”
However, netizens did not pay the bill for this official propaganda operation. They all complained that these slogans were contradictory, “Believe it is weird”, “Fake the sky, look at the degree of wanting to roll your eyes, it is better to put some public service advertisements”, “When More public rental housing can be built, when can I give more benefits, when can I sell land less expensive, why do I need to take the subway?”, “Add one more: shameless “, “It is recommended not to draw pie”.
There are a lot of people talking about the large publicity advertisements in Shenzhen Metro. (Image source: Internet image)
“Lying Ping” or “Lying Ping” is a popular online term in China in 2021. It refers to young people who are disappointed with the domestic repressive work culture. Instead of sticking to social expectations, they should choose a “Lying Ping” attitude.
In May 2021, the term “lying flat” became popular. The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League released a post on Weibo that “contemporary young people never choose to lie flat”. As a result, the Weibo discussion area “overturned” and the comment area was immediately forced to close. After that, the officials became sensitive to this word, Zhihu “Lying Ping Xue” became a banned word, and the “Lying Ping Group” established on Douban was disbanded.
As for “involution”, it refers to the slow development of social culture due to repetitive work. When social resources cannot meet the needs of everyone, peers compete to make more efforts to compete for limited resources, which leads to a decline in the individual’s “benefit-to-effort ratio”. “Lying flat” is also regarded as a way to fight against the “involution” of society.
Chinese financial scholar He Jiangbing pointed out to foreign media earlier that “flatnessism” represents a series of social problems, including the shrinking of private enterprises, the aging of the population compressing young people’s employment space, and the increasing family expenses, he goes to work at 9 am every day. The “996” long working hours culture of leaving work at 9 pm and working 6 days a week cannot make young people successful. Xie Tian, a chair professor at the Aiken School of Business at the University of South Carolina in the United States, believes that the Chinese people’s “lay-flatism” is actually an “active” struggle against the CCP.
Source: Look at China
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