Tang Ping
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:33 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_ping
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57348406
Luo Huazhong is not retired but willingly chose a very laid back, minimal environmental impact lifestyle. He does odd jobs for money which sounds like the workingman path in the ERE book.
Another one from Vietnam:
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/trend ... 27975.html
The diminishing returns of the current system (rising costs but not rising wages) is causing what seems like a global-wide trend of resistance to current labor conditions and the younger generations "checking-out."
In the U.S version, this seems very related to "The Great Resignation" where the COVID pandemic and ensuing employer/employee relationship took a sudden turn and caused many in the young generation to see regular employed work as not worth it. There seems to be a rising demand (and even talk of October strikes at least on the internet).
I don't think that bodes well from an individualist standpoint in building resilience (through financial means at least) .... but as a collective, possible changes to the system are brewing globally? The ones checking out will surely gain resilience through a different set of skills (low-spending lifestyle).
Personally, in my own work I feel a sense of power gained recently. For example, the culture used to feel very 'up or out' but we're so strained for human resources it seems like management is almost even pandering to me lately like...they aren't pushing the up. They're trying to maintain the 'stay.' Mistakes I make at work used to mean some form of consequence but everyone seems more laid back lately...even my client/customers. Not sure if coincidence.
If this gains traction, what sort of impact does this make for ERE? I see a positive as far as communicating ideas - this movement won't seem so 'crazy' after all to the higher Wheaton levels. Will a mass labor movement arise? Will corporations start feeling the exodus in there bottom-lines and start making some changes?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57348406
Luo Huazhong is not retired but willingly chose a very laid back, minimal environmental impact lifestyle. He does odd jobs for money which sounds like the workingman path in the ERE book.
Another one from Vietnam:
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/trend ... 27975.html
The diminishing returns of the current system (rising costs but not rising wages) is causing what seems like a global-wide trend of resistance to current labor conditions and the younger generations "checking-out."
In the U.S version, this seems very related to "The Great Resignation" where the COVID pandemic and ensuing employer/employee relationship took a sudden turn and caused many in the young generation to see regular employed work as not worth it. There seems to be a rising demand (and even talk of October strikes at least on the internet).
I don't think that bodes well from an individualist standpoint in building resilience (through financial means at least) .... but as a collective, possible changes to the system are brewing globally? The ones checking out will surely gain resilience through a different set of skills (low-spending lifestyle).
Personally, in my own work I feel a sense of power gained recently. For example, the culture used to feel very 'up or out' but we're so strained for human resources it seems like management is almost even pandering to me lately like...they aren't pushing the up. They're trying to maintain the 'stay.' Mistakes I make at work used to mean some form of consequence but everyone seems more laid back lately...even my client/customers. Not sure if coincidence.
If this gains traction, what sort of impact does this make for ERE? I see a positive as far as communicating ideas - this movement won't seem so 'crazy' after all to the higher Wheaton levels. Will a mass labor movement arise? Will corporations start feeling the exodus in there bottom-lines and start making some changes?