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It kinda infuriates me that a lot of people are blaming "laziness" for the epidemic of "unemployed youth in China" when it's a clear case of severe depression amongst young people. (sh.itjust.works)
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By "people" I mean a lot of the older generation of Chinese people, and the 1st gen diaspora (including my family of origin) are talking about this on WeChat and they have zero sympathy at all.

They get labeled with slurs like "ๅ•ƒ่€ๆ—" or some shit... considered "parasites", "burden to society"...

The conservative culture in China means that most people aren't gonna be getting treated for depression, they are just forever labeled as "lazy losers" by the rest of society who are lucky enough to not have depression...

Also what the fuck did the parents expect? That's what you get for keep yelling at your kids when they're growing up.

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