- South Korean young adults aged 15 to 34 who remained economically “inactive” rather than seeking employment reached 590,000 in 2024, an increase of 197,000 from 2019, according to a report released by the state-run Korea Employment Information Service on March 23.
When the dream goes from being a turn of phrase to an accurate description of attainability, it’s no shock that some folks just say fuck it. We’re seeing it show up in a lot of places under various names but it ends out being the same generalized thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-to-rule#Quiet_quitting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_ping
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-po_generation