Kidology | The Lying Flat Movement: Are China's Millennials onto something big? @KidologyCO | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Thank you all
0:55 Introduction (How did we get here?; The current reality of modern citizens; The paradox of modern life; Activism vs. revolutionary change)
5:09 'The superfluous man' in China
7:32 Existentialism as the (original) 'Lying Flat'
10:01 China today vs. American/European disenchantment
12:04 'Lying Flat' vs. National Rejuvenation
18:05 Characteristics/Principles of the Lying Flat Movement
29:05 Criticisms
34:56 'Socialism with Chinese Characteristics'
41:13 Leaving the 'rat race' - Are China's millennials rejecting Chinese communism?
45:01 Conclusion - Can we learn something from China's millennials?
Music in this video
Song: Suite Bergamasque: III. Clair de Lune
Artist: Orchestre Radio-Symphonieque Paris
Album: Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque · Impressions
Licensed to YouTube by
[Merlin] Symphonic Distribution (on behalf of Inspired Studios); UMPG Publishing, Symphonic Distribution Inc (Music Publishing), and 5 music rights societies
Hello there! Golly, there are a lot more of you subscribed and viewing! Thank you so much for your time and engagement. I hope you enjoy this video and take something from it. I'd love to hear and respond to what you think!
Do subscribe, like or dislike, and feel free to follow me on Twitter @kidology_co (I'm a bit more fun on there😉).
This video is entirely my opinion and interpretation. I would love to hear yours as well.
Timestamps:
0:00 Thank you all
0:55 Introduction (How did we get here?; The current reality of modern citizens; The paradox of modern life; Activism vs. revolutionary change)
5:09 'The superfluous man' in China
7:32 Existentialism as the (original) 'Lying Flat'
10:01 China today vs. American/European disenchantment
12:04 'Lying Flat' vs. National Rejuvenation
18:05 Characteristics/Principles of the Lying Flat Movement
29:05 Criticisms
34:56 'Socialism with Chinese Characteristics'
41:13 Leaving the 'rat race' - Are China's millennials rejecting Chinese communism?
45:01 Conclusion - Can we learn something from China's millennials?
Music in this video
Song: Suite Bergamasque: III. Clair de Lune
Artist: Orchestre Radio-Symphonieque Paris
Album: Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque · Impressions
Licensed to YouTube by
[Merlin] Symphonic Distribution (on behalf of Inspired Studios); UMPG Publishing, Symphonic Distribution Inc (Music Publishing), and 5 music rights societies
