Have you heard of "摆烂"? It's taking "躺平" to the next level. Why has a new generation of youth decided to "let it rot"? Where is this idea coming from? What is it a response to? And is it just a Chinese thing? (Spoiler alert: it isn't!)_x000D_ _x000D_ So what is all about? It's a response to the ultra-competitiveness of today's societies an it's leaving so many people feeling hopeless. The response to do nothing, when 18% of young Chinese 16-24 year olds were jobless in April, became a collective one. But is doing nothing what we're being called to do in this lifetime? Could there be room for another narrative? Let's scrape ourselves off our beds and get together, in person, to talk about it. It's our lives, after all!_x000D_ _x000D_ 你听说过摆烂这个词吗？它将“躺平”提升到一个新的境界。为什么新一代青年决定“摆出一副烂样子”？这个想法从何而来？它是对什么的回应？它只是中国的文化产物吗？ （剧透警告：不是！）_x000D_ _x000D_ 那么它到底是什么？这是对当今社会竞争激烈的一种回应，它让很多人感到绝望。当18%的16-24岁中国青年在4月份失业时，破罐破摔成了一种集体反应。但是，我们在这一生没有意义吗？有没有其他的解读视角？让我们把自己从床上拽起来，聚在一起谈论这个话题吧，为自己的生活负责，毕竟这是我们的生活！