The cult(ure) of slothful losers
Article by Zeng Yuli in Sixth Tone (6/27/17):
"Turn Off, Drop Out: Why Young Chinese Are Abandoning Ambition
As the economy slows and social expectations rise, youngsters are rejecting traditional notions of success and embracing a culture known as ‘sang.’"
Before reading this article, I was only vaguely familiar with "sang" culture. So that those who do not know Chinese pronounce the word more or less correctly instead of making it sound like the past tense of "sing", read it as "sawng" or "sahng".
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