lying flat
Prone or supine
Lying flat is a rejection of competitive striving and social pressure, especially regarding career advancement and material success.
The term translates Chinese *tang ping*, a movement among young people who opt out of grueling work culture in favor of minimal effort and simple living: After years of burnout, she's lying flat—just working enough to cover rent.
The stance protests economic systems that demand constant productivity while offering diminishing returns.
- quiet quittingWorking without exceeding requirements
- proneInclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
- lie downAssume a horizontal position
- face downChallenge directly, or inverted
horizontal · prostrate · floor · anti-consumerism · reclining · burnout · sprawled · withdrawal · checking out · drop out · recumbent · opting out · minimalism · slow living · nonconformity · flopped · resistance · flattened
- submission gestureskowtow, genuflection, genuflect, genuflecting, prostration
- pet posesloaf, sploot, sit, sitting, standing
- face downprone, prostrate, downward, floor, confront
- China Policyone-child policy, Great Firewall, social credit, Cultural Revolution, Great Leap Forward
lying flathustle culture
Celebrating relentless career ambition
rat race · involution · grinding · striving · overachieving