A man looks out from the Bund promenade along the Huangpu River as decorative lights are switch off as a measure to save energy in Shanghai on August 23, 2022.
A man looks out from the Bund promenade along the Huangpu River as decorative lights are switch off as a measure to save energy in Shanghai on August 23, 2022.
  • A Chinese blogger has gone viral for asking if his male relative is "eliminated by society" at 50.
  • He lamented the reclusive life of a man who declines to socialize or engage in life outside of work.
  • But thousands of people online responded approvingly, saying they aspire to do the same.

A financial blogger on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, has gone viral for his mournful commentary on the social life of his male relative, whom he said was "eliminated by society" at the age of 50.