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Cake day: October 15th, 2023

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  • You have completely flipped the context of the quote. It’s not just comfort for comforts sake, it’s also a way of protesting the 996 work culture of China.

    The article is definitely stating that this is a protest, your quote is about a fringe benefit.

    Social media users have joked that if you wear your favorite outfit to work, it’ll be contaminated by the “Ban Wei” as the office vibe creeps into your personal life.

    The remaining option: wear your gross clothes to the office.

    Candise Lin who creates content on TikTok exploring cultural trends in China, broke down this viral trend in a recent video.

    She used an example of one blogger who said that they only wears clothes with holes in them to work to reflect their “crappy job and shabby pay.”

    Clearly stated like 2 paragraphs after your quote.