Talk on your back.

This is an essay on Wealth and Freedom of WeChat official account Li Wei 196. This article was written in June 1, 202 1. Original link.

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Recently, two stalks are very hot.

First, this Malaysian uncle shouted: It's past three o'clock, let's have tea first.

He shouted to the camera:

"Why are you working so hard? Your boss won't feel bad for you. "

"It's past three o' clock. Go and have afternoon tea. "

Second, a recent hot search word: "Lie flat".

Behind these two stalks, in fact, the meaning expressed is similar, probably:

Why do you work so hard? Just fish.

Don't rush for success, just lie down and make a salted fish;

You don't need to be so passionate. Just lie down and be a Buddhist youth.

The word "lying flat" is popular because of a recent post "Lying flat is justice".

The author of this article himself said:

Just eat two meals a day and do nothing, which is only two or three hundred dollars a month.

Usually I like to lie down or play with things that don't cost much, such as fishing and swimming.

He said that he had "not worked for more than two years, but there was nothing wrong."

As soon as this post came out, it caused a buzz, and many netizens expressed their admiration for this lifestyle.

Many people say they want to lie flat.

In the next few days, I also paid attention to this matter and found that the discussion was really fierce.

On the one hand, many netizens who envy this kind of life want to try it themselves;

On the other hand, there are also many opponents, especially some well-known bosses, who stand up and say:

"Young people have this idea, and then society can't progress."

Someone "supports involution", he said:

"involution is the screening function of education. If there is no involution, the children of the dominant families can easily crush the weak families, and the top grades are not poor and the inferior products are homeless. "

Before I say what I think, we need to know,

Why is the discussion about "lying flat" so intense now?

First, because social networks are so developed now, everyone has a platform to discuss hot issues.

Second, from an economic point of view, this is actually a very normal phenomenon.

Japan, for example, is a precedent.

After the bursting of the economic bubble in the 1990s, Japan experienced a recession.

Society has gradually evolved into a "low-desire society".

Japanese people become less eager, and may not want to get married, have children or struggle.

Now back to China,

Economic growth, from the high growth rate in the past few decades, has slowly slowed down.

When the economy grows at a high speed, there are increments everywhere.

In the incremental environment, if you earn one more point, I won't lose one. We are playing with each other.

But now the increment is reduced and the internal volume is increased.

If you have more, I may have less. We are almost a zero-sum game.

The involution is becoming more and more serious and the competition is becoming more and more fierce.

In such fierce competition, this generation of young people still face:

The only child takes care of two old people, high housing prices, huge cost of raising children, delayed retirement and a series of other problems.

So many young people will naturally feel too tired.

Why not reduce your desire and lie at home?

Although the income will be reduced, the expenses will also be reduced, and the pressure will be much less than during the struggle.

This is also the reason why some young people choose to lie flat.

Tell me more about my thoughts.

This is a very open topic. I'm just sharing my personal opinion.

I think these things, when talking about capital after dinner, just eat melons.

When it comes to your own actions, don't be influenced by others and do what you should do.

On the Internet, different people will say different things.

What these people say is basically correct in their position.

You and other people on the Internet have different views, probably just different positions.

If you are an employee who is overwhelmed by work, it is normal to envy the plain life.

If you are the boss, you may want your employees to work harder for you.

Everyone has different positions and interests, so everyone may have different opinions.

So, just come, regardless of what others say.

Lie flat if you want to lie flat, and struggle if you want to struggle.

There is no right method, only a method that suits you better.

Today's article may be a bit pessimistic,

Such as serious involution and fierce competition,

But in fact, these are all macro.

Specific to the micro level, that is, to each of us, in fact, there are many opportunities now.

This seems a bit contradictory, but it is not.

Simply put:

This is an inclusive era.

People who lie flat can live a life of low desire, and those who struggle will also get the results they want.

It varies from person to person,

Happiness comes first.

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