Ironically, there is, in fact a totalitarian government, and it appears to view its citizens as extensions of the state [1]. While the state isn't trying to fo

Ironically, there is, in fact a totalitarian government, and it appears to view its citizens as extensions of the state [1]. While the state isn't trying to force anyone into 996 software jobs to my knowledge, when all the companies expect 996, what other options do you have? Especially after you worked all your life to get into a good college and studied to get a good job, which your parents are depending on you getting for their retirement. You just graduated with a software degree, what are your other options? You could always do construction work or factory work like all the other migrants who couldn't get into a good university (or into any university at all), or whose parents couldn't afford university. Just imagine how your parents would flip out at that, not to mention your own personal pride. Plus you'd have to live like a migrant, which in a city like Beijing is probably crammed in a room with 4 - 8 other people. [1] https://nb.sinocism.com/p/engineers-of-the-soul-ideology-in https://nb.sinocism.com/p/engineers-of-the-soul-ideology-in