Chinese Pretending To Be Birds Online To Protest Work, Study: Report
NDTV
Chinese social media are flooded with videos of people tucking their bodies into oversized t-shirts, perching on furniture, flapping their "wings".
In a bizarre scenario, people in China are pretending to be birds on social media to protest against the country's work culture. Video platforms, such as TikTok, have been flooded with videos of young men and women tucking their bodies into oversized t-shirts, perching on furniture, flapping their "wings" and even chirping, Babelfish Asia reported.
The 'bird' trend on Chinese social media symbolises a yearning for freedom. Many users, exhausted by intense studying or the demanding 996 work culture, fantasize about escaping the pressure to constantly grind."
"Youth is but a summer dream," a user wrote, while another "chirped" a song of his own: "Can't help but turn into a stubborn bird, against the wind to the end." A third user said in the video, "I don't want to work, I want to be free like a bird."
