China’s defeated youth: Young Chinese have little hope for the future

Re:China’s defeated youth: Young Chinese have little hope fo... by NhanH on Saturday August 19, 2023 @11:56AM (#37190033)

The article mostly focuses on educated youth and white collar jobs (though it does touch on blue collar). But why would they start with an example of someone making less than half the average income of Chinese (about 10000 yuan iirc)? Sure, if you are in the bottom 25% of income, things will look bleak. I am not saying that is not the issue, but the article is not about that topic.

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Re:China’s defeated youth: Young Chinese have little hope fo... by anigbrowl on Saturday August 19, 2023 @12:00PM (#37190071)

There's a lot more people in the bottom 25% of income than in the top 25%. Do they not matter?

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Re:China’s defeated youth: Young Chinese have little hope fo... by apsec112 on Saturday August 19, 2023 @12:05PM (#37190147)

There are the same number of people in the bottom and top quartiles, by definition

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Re:China’s defeated youth: Young Chinese have little hope fo... by NhanH on Saturday August 19, 2023 @12:11PM (#37190214)

I am happy to read and discuss an article about bottom 25% too. But don’t start a topic describing someone in the bottom 25%, and then use him to preface for an entirely different population

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Re:China’s defeated youth: Young Chinese have little hope fo... by AlexMennen on Saturday August 19, 2023 @01:44PM (#37191198)

What do you think "bottom 25%" and "top 25%" mean, exactly?

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Re:China’s defeated youth: Young Chinese have little hope fo... by bratwurst3000 on Saturday August 19, 2023 @02:06PM (#37191437)

Think he meant the bottom 25% of income not people with income.

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Re:China’s defeated youth: Young Chinese have little hope fo... by oezi on Saturday August 19, 2023 @12:25PM (#37190384)

What is the median income in China would matter to your point.

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