Classmates’ 20-Year Life Trajectories: This Era’s Tolerance for Our Mistakes Is Very Low

It can be so precarious that if you let your guard down even slightly and make a wrong choice—such as becoming addicted to gambling, trying to take out loans, losing your job in middle age, or breaking the law—you could spiral onto an entirely different life path from which it's very hard to get back on track.

Twenty Years After the Gaokao: The Real Life Stories of 50+ Classmates From the Same Key High School