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How One Obscure Word Captures Urban China’s Unhappiness

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Anthropologist Xiang Biao explains why the academic concept of “involution” became a social media buzzword.

How One Obscure Word Captures Urban China’s Unhappiness TOPICS Subscribe to our newsletter By signing up, you agree to our Terms Of Use. FOLLOW US About Us | Contribute | Contact Us | Sitemap FEATURES How One Obscure Word Captures Urban China’s Unhappiness Anthropologist Xiang Biao explains why the academic concept of “involution” became a social media buzzword. By Wang Qianni and Ge Shifan Nov 04, 2020 # Q&A # lifestyle # urban China Over the past few months, Chinese people from all walks of life, be they software developers, stay-at-home moms, or elite university students, have all discovere

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