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Not a direct answer, but most Chinese had undergone tougher hours and more dreadful win-or-your-life-is-screwed college examination pressure during high school.
by whoevercares 7y ago
Not a direct answer, but most Chinese had undergone tougher hours and more dreadful win-or-your-life-is-screwed college examination pressure during high school. I was in a class where the morning session started from 5:30am and the day ends around 9pm(and we have full Sat and Sunday morning). Just imagine how mentally tough Chinese is when 1 point left you 10+k behind in regional ranking.
So honestly 996 means nothing for a lot of people (esp new grads). Even though there are protests now, I’m pessimistic it’ll shake anything eventually
- viscanti 7y agoCumulative stress is cumulative. One doesn't recover from burnout with more burning.
- on_and_off 7y agoyou need to experience it yourself or see someone close to you going through a burnout to understand how crippling it is. Some people I know where unable to get anyway near code for years after a burnout. Another person gained deep seated anxiety that they are unable to get rid of.
- viscanti 7y agoRight. The idea that someone can become tougher by subjecting themselves to stress is silly (or at least misguided). That path leads to burnout which is crippling. It doesn't lead to tougher people who can keep burning themselves even more. They just hit a wall where they aren't capable of much of anything.
- whoevercares 7y agoI mostly agree, I do think the limit is higher for Chinese, but it’s not infinite