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The problem of left-behind children becoming addicted to their phones has worsened. These rural kids, immersed in the internet, are quickly filtered out by the school system and gradually lose their ability to move up in society and their opportunities to compete in education.

The phone addiction among left-behind rural children is a collapse—a complete severing of their future.

After Online Classes, Left-Behind Rural Children Are Collapsing Into Phone Addiction

A Couple Makes $160 Million a Year Selling Cosmetics—Hangzhou Is About to Produce Another Beauty IPO

In past experience, the more money you invest in yourself — that is, the greater your human capital investment — the higher the likelihood of seeing returns down the line. But today, the link between human capital and future earnings has become increasingly uncertain: pouring more into your own education no longer guarantees a payoff.

Let It Go: It’s Better to Spend Than to Save

New industries are clustering here—advanced healthcare and new energy—with the city center not too far away. Housing prices hover around 20,000 RMB per square meter.

China-Singapore Collaboration: Building a New City Together

Take Tongliao beef jerky, for instance—a textbook case. Is it a good product? Can it sell? Yes. But can it capture the market? No. Why? Outdated thinking leaves no room for first-mover advantage. There’s an industry but no industrial chain; there are products but no pricing power. That’s a chronic ailment across northern China.

Big Tech Descends: The North-South Divide and E-Commerce Ecosystem Reflected by a Small Northern Town | ERN Deep Dive

That said, it only works if you pivot to a high-ticket, low-competition niche—like a hairdresser switching to pet grooming, where income can multiply several times over. Who would have guessed that lazy young people could become organizers charging $168 an hour?

When Graduates from Top Universities Step into Blue-Collar Work

There’s no doubt that academic credentials act as a gatekeeper for most people’s job searches. It’s already a bachelor’s degree today, and in two years it may well be a master’s, given the surge in graduate degrees. To stand out and keep from being filtered out, you’ll need to invest extra effort learning additional skills that make employers pause and take notice.

“Wild” Coders Re-entering the Workforce