China's broke and burned-out young workers are coming together under a new banner: 'rat people'

Source: Business Insider

"After three years of had work, I finally got my parents to realize that holding a job wasn't building wealth for myself," one woman said in a RedNote "rat person" post. Wang He via Getty ImagesChina's "lying flat" counterculture phenomenon has spawned a new trend of doing absolutely nothing. Young workers are posting videos of themselves lying in bed all day, and relishing in the new lifestyle.