« Students were told that by studying hard, they, too, could enjoy a better life.

“The promise was if you educate yourself, you will get a good-paying job. That is no longer materializing,” said Max Zenglein, chief economist at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin. “To be the first generation that is going to be disappointed, that creates a lot of emotional pressure.” » i can only imagine

@Lady … is this article aimed at an audience that has been hibernating for the last several decades