2026-01-01 20:27:10

In 2025, China will have approximately 8.71 million newborns, with an average expenditure of 680,000 yuan until they turn 18. At the same time, 12 million university graduates are competing for limited positions, with the average monthly salary generally staying in the 3,000-4,000 yuan range. The youth unemployment rate once approached 24%, and is now no longer publicly released— the numbers themselves reveal the problem.

In the past, the old topics on the Spring Festival dinner table—such as urging marriage, urging work, and comparing grades—were all based on a false assumption: that following the traditional path would lead to stable returns. But now, this assumption has collapsed. The explosive development of AI is rewriting the rules of the game, and many careers and values once considered unbreakable are becoming obsolete at an unprecedented speed.

Rather than passively responding to relatives' nagging, it's better to confront them with new data and new trends—because the underlying logic of the entire era has changed. Those suggestions based on the old world are already outdated.

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FloorSweeper

· 01-04 04:29

nah the real tea is they stopped publishing youth unemployment numbers... that's peak capitulation signal right there. weak hands thinking traditional paths still work lmao

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MetaverseMortgage

· 01-03 15:37

680,000 to raise until 18 years old, while 12 million graduates still have a monthly salary stuck at three or four thousand. When you compare these numbers, it's really hard to stay calm.

Not having children might be a rational choice, so don't talk to me about responsibility.

With AI advancing so rapidly, traditional paths are no longer valuable. Relatives are still dreaming.

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GasFeeCrier

· 01-03 11:15

680,000 to raise until 18 years old, monthly income of 3k-4k, who wants to do the math?

Not having children is also good, avoiding being laid off by AI.

The traditional path has long been a joke, don't listen to old folks talking nonsense.

The biggest bad news is when the numbers are not disclosed, get it

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ProtocolRebel

· 01-01 20:52

680,000 to raise a kid, 3,000 yuan salary, how do you even calculate this haha

If you don't have kids, it's fine, anyway they can't say what to do

Since no more numbers are being shared, you better figure it out yourself

These days, still talking to parents about stable returns? That's too naive, brother

AI is here, so those tricks should have been thrown into the trash bin long ago

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GamefiEscapeArtist

· 01-01 20:51

680,000 to raise until 18? I just want to ask who dares to have children with a monthly salary of 3000

Not publicly releasing the unemployment rate is really a clever move, a self-confidence that’s like closing your ears and stealing bells

Chinese New Year is coming again, and this time I have data to confidently counter

The traditional path has long been a dead end, those still working 996 should wake up

In the AI era, jobs are shrinking, some work indeed should say goodbye

Anyone who still tells me that studying changes fate, I will slap their face with this set of data

12 million graduates are exhausted, market saturation is obvious

When making chain games, I saw through everything, nothing can be relied on, you still need your own way of life

Numbers speak louder than any motivational quote

Not disclosing this anymore, thinking about it deeply is terrifying

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DeadTrades_Walking

· 01-01 20:48

680,000 to raise until 18 years old, a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan, calculate this math problem yourself

Not having children or getting married and still being criticized, having children but can't afford to raise them and being questioned, there's no way to live in this era

AI is coming, even iron rice bowls will be shattered, what else can we use to argue with parents

The traditional path has already hit a dead end, but who dares to really take the crooked route

All the numbers are deleted to make it clear, some words just can't be spoken

Spring Festival is coming, I've already prepared the script

Instead of arguing with relatives, it's better to lie flat, anyway, no matter what, it's wrong

This generation is really difficult, the rules of the previous generation are completely no longer applicable

680,000... isn't even enough to buy a toilet in Beijing

Four years of college were a waste, I regret it to death

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DarkPoolWatcher

· 01-01 20:36

680,000 to raise until 18 years old, and still gambling on whether they can find a job. This thing is probably playing Russian roulette.

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Not releasing data is equivalent to solving the problem. This logic is brilliant.

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Parents' old scripts really need to be rewritten. The times have changed, but they are still playing cassette tapes.

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AI is so powerful that traditional jobs will probably be phased out sooner or later.

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A monthly salary of three to four thousand for 12 million fresh graduates? No wonder young people are giving up.

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Pushing for marriage and work is less effective than facing reality. It’s recommended that elders also look at these numbers.

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The game rules have changed for a long time, but most people are still playing by the old rules. It’s unfair.

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Unemployment rate at 24% and not daring to say it out loud—how embarrassing must that be?

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Pouring 680,000 in and still not guaranteed good results. This calculation is truly despairing.

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