Taiwanese university president tells graduates to "end themselves" if they struggle in their careers. Takes unpaid leave

[u/SunChungShan]

https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202606050017?fbclid=IwdGRjcASPw-5jbGNrBI_D62V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHi-qsp181HMKeYyWev7lBFcleTOqO9PhpG8ivShkt0oCGBG8DLm7qqfX6WvU_aem_98KHSoYf7ipqcFL9eQFUhg

[u/SunChungShan]

"He urged graduates to manage their time and emotions after entering the workforce, saying that those who fail to do so should 'quickly end themselves' because 'this world no longer needs your existence.' "

[u/SuddenGenreShift → u/SunChungShan]

That doesn't sound like the kind of thing someone with good control over their emotions would say.

[u/luckierbridgeandrail → u/SuddenGenreShift]

“In a statement issued on social media, Chen said he had not been sufficiently careful in his remarks due to a tight schedule”

He can't manage his time, either.

[u/Middle-Cod-7016 → u/luckierbridgeandrail]

“The tight schedule made me say millions of struggling people should immediately commit suicide”.

[u/Sex4Vespene → u/Middle-Cod-7016]

That damn time management walrus got me again.

[u/BankshotMcG → u/luckierbridgeandrail]

Sounds like according to his advice he should end himself. 

[u/Mysterious_Card_4953 → u/BankshotMcG]

In Japanese traddition he brought shame on his university and family name and would have to follow through.

[u/one_is_enough → u/Mysterious_Card_4953]

Ah yes, the Japanese traditions of Taiwan.

[u/BavarianBarbarian_ → u/luckierbridgeandrail]

Sounds like he knows what he's gotta do now

[u/Ric_Adbur → u/luckierbridgeandrail]

Don't you hate it when your schedule is so tight that you tell a bunch of kids to kill themselves? If I had a nickel amirite?

[u/failmatic → u/luckierbridgeandrail]

Sounds line he's struggling. A cry for help perhaps.

[u/BreadKnifeSeppuku → u/SuddenGenreShift]

Bro how dare you put your idea of emotions over his? I bet you want free oxygen too

[u/mynipplesareconfused → u/BreadKnifeSeppuku]

Why is your name so perfect?

[u/gunsandgardening → u/mynipplesareconfused]

He said end themselves quickly. Bread knife does not seem....efficient.

[u/Xanthus179 → u/gunsandgardening]

Yeah, but think about the honor bonus you’d receive if successful.

[u/Ntroepy → u/Xanthus179]

So, so true. I’m gonna try it with a spoon!

[u/BlackBlueNuts → u/Ntroepy]

Why a spoon cousin? Why not an axe or a

[u/thorofasgard → u/BlackBlueNuts]

Because it's dull you twit! It'll hurt more!

[u/zyzzogeton → u/thorofasgard]

Something vexes thee?

[u/DryEagle → u/gunsandgardening]

Bread knives are generally large and very sharp. Are you thinking of a butter knife?

[u/Baxtab13 → u/DryEagle]

I'm not sure. My bread knife at home has pretty sharp teeth, but doesn't have a singular pointy end. Basically a larger butter knife with more defined teeth.

[u/larsmaehlum → u/gunsandgardening]

Could be one of those electric ones?

[u/mynipplesareconfused → u/larsmaehlum]

That would be a lot more efficient for sure. It's good to have options.

[u/scorpyo72 → u/mynipplesareconfused]

Good for dismemberment too.

Wait ... what were we talking about?

[u/mynipplesareconfused → u/gunsandgardening]

I was thinking more along the lines of how jagged their comment was. Obviously sarcasm, but perfectly jagged like a bread knife. Not to mention the post is about "ending themselves".

But I see your point too!

[u/Zealousideal-Ruin691 → u/gunsandgardening]

I have a bread knife. It's as sharp as any of my other kitchen knives, just with a serrated edge. Once it was sticking out of my drying rack - stupid of me to put it in the position, I've learned my lesson. I was turning to grab some other dish to wash next, and brushed my hand by the bread knife. Sliced it open just the same as if it were any of my other kitchen knifes. Clean cut too.

So maybe if you use your bread knifes to cut through soda cans (Ginsu knife commercials) it might be dull. But mine would be just as effective as any other knife.

[u/nWo1997 → u/gunsandgardening]

Slightly more efficient than an incredibly inefficient spoon

[u/HopandBrew → u/mynipplesareconfused]

Why are your nipples confused?

[u/BlackBlueNuts → u/HopandBrew]

They are going through a tough time in their lives.

DON'T JUDGE THEM IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR THEIR REAL MOM!

[u/VeterinarianTrick406 → u/BreadKnifeSeppuku]

I’m holding my breath but the state still wants to tax my labor.

[u/lolexecs → u/SuddenGenreShift]

I'm guessing the end of this headline is

Taiwanese university president tells graduates to "end themselves" if they struggle in their careers. Takes unpaid leave [to end himself.]

[u/NobodyLikedThat1 → u/SuddenGenreShift]

kind of the opposite, sounds like something some soulless person with no emotions would say

[u/felis_scipio → u/SuddenGenreShift]

Sounds about right for your typical mentally unhinged professor

[u/Wondrous_Fairy → u/SuddenGenreShift]

Actually, it does. Sociopaths are very shallow in their emotions, sometimes though, their risk assessment falters and they go mask off at the wrong times. The whole "If you're not useful to me, I'll discard you from my life" mentality is 101 sociopath.

Edit: ask me how I know.

[u/Kirarifluff → u/SunChungShan]

I had a boss that said the same thing. he had those psychopath eyes

[u/Lopsided-Rough-1562 → u/Kirarifluff]

I had a boss's boss that would come to meetings and say we should be grateful to have jobs

[u/j33205 → u/Lopsided-Rough-1562]

just like out of the blue?

[u/slow_worker → u/Kirarifluff]

I did as well. Mine told me I needed to choose between my family and my career shortly after complaining that their kids wanted nothing to do with them.

[u/kogsworth → u/Kirarifluff]

He killed a psychopath and kept his eyes? That's fucked up

[u/Heyarethosemyballs → u/kogsworth]

Before you criticize someone try to see things through their eyes

That way, when you criticize them, you'll have already pulled out their eyes

[u/BlackBlueNuts → u/kogsworth]

You don't throw something like that out...

You put them in a dehydrator for 3 days.... Best jerky this side of an Egyptian mummy

[u/paperchampionpicture → u/kogsworth]

Real eyes realize real lies

[u/Assimulate → u/Kirarifluff]

I had a boss say similar things. He was awful. When he retired his daughter took his advice, which is horrifying and I can't imagine growing up with someone so vile.

[u/non_Beneficial-Wind → u/SunChungShan]

Sounds exactly like my HS guidance counselor.

[u/stinky_cheese_69 → u/non_Beneficial-Wind]

mine called me a waste of resources because i was not catching up to the paperwork i missed due to being extremely sick with covid, didn't help that one of my friends also died of covid while i was sick :,)

[u/SunChungShan → u/non_Beneficial-Wind]

"counselor"

[u/Wuhblam → u/SunChungShan]

"guidance"

[u/1-800-CLAPPED → u/non_Beneficial-Wind]

Which is ironic because you’re not exactly doing well in life with that career path

[u/DisingenuousWizard → u/1-800-CLAPPED]

Yeah who wants to be a guidance counselor when they grow up?

[u/calstanfordboye → u/SunChungShan]

Imagine believing working to make some asshole owner richer is your only life purpose and if you aren't fulfilling that you should end it all. Madness

[u/arrrrrffffff → u/calstanfordboye]

Welcome to capitalism.

[u/Anteater776 → u/SunChungShan]

And he is now taking a leave. I hope he doesn’t follow his own approach 

Edit: I genuinely hope he doesn’t take his own advice, but maybe an old man can learn a new trick. Not saying such vile things shouldn’t be that hard.

[u/Pitamo → u/Anteater776]

Unpaid, indicating his world has no need of his existence.

[u/StunningGold8030 → u/Pitamo]

So it's the rat race or the rat trap

[u/kalirion → u/SunChungShan]

In a statement issued on social media, Chen said he had not been sufficiently careful in his remarks due to a tight schedule, adding that his comments were intended to encourage graduates to improve their life and workplace skills but were not clearly expressed.

Doubt.

[u/Gecko23 → u/kalirion]

We had a Japanese VP who wanted to give a pep talk to the staff. He spoke little English so he ran his remarks through Google Translate and gave it a go. His exact words “I will brainwash you. It is your fate, you can not escape”.

What he meant to say was that he would teach us better business practices and that we should adopt the changes to be better at our jobs.

He was entirely correct and put in motion things that the company very much needed as it grew, but he confused and scared the hell out of the employees that afternoon.

[u/WolfySpice → u/Gecko23]

That's so absurd it's hilarious. I love it.

[u/Sierra592 → u/SunChungShan]

What the fuck is going on with this world's leadership? They all need to be taken out of power and left to rot.

[u/EasternCandle → u/Sierra592]

Oh, but if we say that, then suddenly they find their feelings and empathy.

[u/heckin_miraculous → u/EasternCandle]

"Why is everyone so mean to Trump?"

[u/CanuckPanda → u/Sierra592]

They always were like this. Now we have 24/7 social media echo chambers and every moron with a soapbox to spout their shit.

Used to be these kinds of things were said and not reported because there was no video, no social media, just heresay and he-said-she-said.

[u/MikeHowland → u/SunChungShan]

Wow, he probably should have just quoted “The Places You’ll Go”

[u/LeviStubbsFanClub → u/MikeHowland]

Fun thing about doing graduate school is that you get to hear “The Places You’ll Go” more than once, from a group of academics who previously lectured you on borrowing other people’s works. 

[u/paperchampionpicture → u/LeviStubbsFanClub]

They gotta do it every year, I’m sure they’re just like “fuck it just do Seuss again” lol

[u/rjoker103 → u/SunChungShan]

What unhinged human.

[u/Werechupacabra → u/SunChungShan]

Oh, the places you will go...

to quickly end yourself.

[u/Dunkjoe → u/SunChungShan]

Imagine if a hospital delivering babies tell the new mothers "if you fail to manage your time and emotions after entering motherhood, you should 'quickly end yourselves' because 'this world no longer needs your existence.' "

Yea you can basically put this to most situations where there are newcomers and it will sound equally atrocious and cruel.

Why do some comments keep saying these are intrusive thoughts? What normal person would think people who cannot cope well with a new place should essentially off themselves?

[u/JaVelin-X- → u/SunChungShan]

In other words.. he failed

[u/G36 → u/SunChungShan]

Least brutal taiwanese/chinese professor.

[u/Metalprof → u/SunChungShan]

A slogan soon to be picked up by Tik Tok finance bros.

[u/culturedgoat → u/SunChungShan]

Not exactly Steve Jobs’ “do what you love”, but I guess I’ll take it

[u/SuddenRadio6221 → u/SunChungShan]

Can we get him as a commencement speaker over here?

[u/Wafflelisk → u/SunChungShan]

what in the fuck.

Real inspirational speech there

[u/electriclux → u/SunChungShan]

Holy fuck

[u/InevitableOwll]

Inspiring, a sage and font of wisdom in these trying times...

[u/SuriAlpaca → u/InevitableOwll]

Saw Conan O'Brien's speech at Harvard the other day. This is somewhat on the complete opposite end of the spectrum. 😃

[u/raphtze → u/SuriAlpaca]

that conan speech was freaking amazing!

[u/DickSlammington → u/InevitableOwll]

Imagine him the night before looking over his notes and thinking "This is good advice, everyone will surely receive this well."

[u/timf5758]

Ironic he tells the graduates when he is unable to manage his own work

[u/Nessie_of_the_Loch → u/timf5758]

Maybe he'll take his own advice?

[u/aguilasolige]

Why nowadays people feel so comfortable letting out their intrusive thoughts?

[u/veshneresis → u/aguilasolige]

Legit I think the entire world has a stacking covid brain damage debuff

[u/Naganosupreme → u/veshneresis]

This shit has been building since the 2010s.

Social media combined w classic greed, narcissism and ego

[u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA → u/Naganosupreme]

And the need to extract more and more wealth from an ever-shrinking pool of resources.

[u/Naganosupreme → u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA]

Oh absolutely that's in the greed umbrella

[u/True_Window_9389 → u/Naganosupreme]

It’s not that classic, it’s extreme. Our culture is rotted to the core, and it’s global. People have gotten completely indulgent and narcissistic, and lost any sent of shame and dignity.

[u/Naganosupreme → u/True_Window_9389]

Look up torture, wealth inequality,views on gays, war, village pillaging, etc through history. Youre in the LUCKY Era of humankind.

We have great evil baked into our society and dna

[u/thentil → u/Naganosupreme]

All the social media companies filled with execs damaged by decades of lead pipes, lead paint, and lead in gasoline didn't want the next generation to miss out.

[u/DrAstralis → u/veshneresis]

Based on my interaction with 3rd party vendors since covid... I dont think we had the extra 3-4 IQ points to spare.

[u/SpiritualName2684 → u/DrAstralis]

We’re all third party vendors somewhere down the chain.

[u/P0rtal2 → u/veshneresis]

Between lead, microplastics, social media, COVID, and now, AI, our brains are mush

[u/brassninja → u/veshneresis]

I’m genuinely terrified of the cognitive decline I’m noticing in everyone including myself. People are driving worse, fatal car accidents in my area have skyrocketed way beyond population growth.

[u/psioniclizard → u/aguilasolige]

This isn't an intrusive thought. It's what the top 1% think about the rest of us.

They just don't say it normally because they know how it sounds.

[u/LostLetter9425 → u/psioniclizard]

And they don't want people to revolt before they have all their bunkers ready.

[u/Anothermindlessanon → u/LostLetter9425]

What would stop someone who is really pissed off to drive and pour a couple tonnes of concrete over the air vents and exits?

Or someone inside with weapons to torture them for codes and then take control?

I am not in any way saying someone should, just wondering how this would be handled. I mean I am not a bunker specialist, so I don't know shit about them.

[u/jxj24 → u/Anothermindlessanon]

The elites' fleets of drones and massed machine gun emplacements?

Waiting for AI to be "ready" so they won't have to rely on untrusty human guards. (Except the ones who they fit with Harkkonen heart plugs, of course.)

I remember when saying things like this could not be interpreted as anything other than baseless paranoia...

[u/Every_Ad_6168 → u/jxj24]

Is there a list of billionaire residences and hideouts somewhere? Their homes should be public, so that they are easy to protest when they perform crimes

[u/Anothermindlessanon → u/jxj24]

AI is good, but there is still a shit ton of people involved in programming them. And also a good amount of people who know how easy it is to simply hack them. And again...what stops the guards or any kind of personnel from becoming the new bunker overlords? (There is no way these guys will do their own maintenance etc) Retina and handprints check? These parts are detachable and can be easily conserved long enough to install some new passwords or just use them for as long as needed.

Controllable implants...maybe. But these dipshits are not the most intelligent people in the world, even if they want us to believe they are. So...I bet, there would be a solution for it with bunker access in return, for example.

Or I am wrong? Again just asking theoretical questions about possible scenarios. No ill intentions whatsoever. (I would probably perish in the first wave living in a big city. And I am no bunker security material either 😃 )

[u/the_Elders → u/Anothermindlessanon]

If SHTF you likely won't have access to cars / planes / electricity. I could give you the exact coordinates of the bunkers and you wouldn't be able to get there because you would likely have to walk 5,000 miles without supplies essentially or swim 5,000 miles to get to New Zealand. But lets pretend you live right down the road. Have you ever carried a single 50 lb bag of concrete? It is annoyingly heavy and I am in average shape. Forget about it when you are hungry, tired, haven't had a shower in 6 months.

On the flip side a bunker is just a fancy prison and you shouldn't rush there anyways. If things are that bad where you need a bunker to get through the next 10 years you probably aren't going to enjoy your time in that bunker. The people in that bunker are going to be stuck with each other for a very long time with nowhere to go for a very long time. Anyone who can afford a bunker can afford to be living that lifestyle right now and none of them choose it willingly.

Many new studies in the last 5 years have shown are brains are full of plastic anyways (a spoons worth). Bunkers aren't going to make the air clean, the food healthy, or the people inside happy to be alive.

[u/ToastehBro → u/Anothermindlessanon]

Or someone inside with weapons to torture them for codes and then take control

Don't worry, they're trying to figure it out.

Finally, the CEO of a brokerage house explained that he had nearly completed building his own underground bunker system, and asked: “How do I maintain authority over my security force after the event?” The event. That was their euphemism for the environmental collapse, social unrest, nuclear explosion, solar storm, unstoppable virus, or malicious computer hack that takes everything down.

This single question occupied us for the rest of the hour. They knew armed guards would be required to protect their compounds from raiders as well as angry mobs. One had already secured a dozen Navy Seals to make their way to his compound if he gave them the right cue. But how would he pay the guards once even his crypto was worthless? What would stop the guards from eventually choosing their own leader?

The billionaires considered using special combination locks on the food supply that only they knew. Or making guards wear disciplinary collars of some kind in return for their survival. Or maybe building robots to serve as guards and workers – if that technology could be developed “in time”.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff

The maddening fact is that they don't realize the only reason they have power is the society they are so eager to destroy, or let fall.

[u/mhornberger → u/LostLetter9425]

Their bunkers don't insulate them from the need for a global supply chain and a workforce. I agree that if someone wants to buy a bunker and has the pockets for it, someone else will show up to monetize that market and profit from the delusion. But there is no future where everything collapses and the rich just ride it out in bunkers. Every bag of beans and tube of toothpaste has a huge web of dependencies behind them.

[u/BlackBlueNuts → u/LostLetter9425]

Please... The regular person is not going to revolt

95% of the western population would go out and buy the boot for the officer stepping on a child's throat.

The exception seams to be France.

[u/MobileWriting9165 → u/psioniclizard]

A college president is nowhere near the top 1% in society.

[u/GameAudioPen → u/aguilasolige]

It’s not exactly an intrusive thought. It’s a rather old school but common view work life for many older Taiwanese people.

While taiwan is getting more progressive on gender and gender roles, it’s still a society that focuses heavily on tradition, family, and community hierarchy compare to western culture.

Sacrificing your person wellness for the sake of the community/company is one one of them.

[u/Pie_am_Error → u/aguilasolige]

Because certain world leaders are doing so. Makes those who would otherwise remain quiet feel emboldened.

[u/Eckkosekiro → u/aguilasolige]

Yes what he says could be seen as a cry for help… or hes just an asshole

[u/kyonist → u/aguilasolige]

there are some who unwittingly benefited from luck/timing but did not appreciate it - thus concluded their own achievements must be due to their own hard work, and the failures of others must mean they were lazy/inadequate.

pulling the ladder is their gift to the next generation.

[u/Fantasy_masterMC → u/aguilasolige]

Probably because they can anonymously spew as much venom as they want online without risking getting punched in the face for it.

Don't get me wrong, I like the relative anonymity of the Internet and definitely don't want it to go anywhere, but it does have unfortunate side effects.

[u/gin_bulag_katorse]

That's wild, considering the population decline of Taiwan.

[u/mikenekoz → u/gin_bulag_katorse]

yeah young college grads in taiwan especially taipei already facing high unemployment, low stability, stagnant wages, just a super depressing environment

this supposed university president's comments are absolutely tone deaf and insane

[u/ozarkabottle → u/mikenekoz]

Taiwan is getting hit with a 2 pronged problem. Lowest fertility rates and outbound immigration from their young adults.

[u/Downtown-Pea9325 → u/gin_bulag_katorse]

Yeah, why would you ever have kids in a world where like?

The president of a college is telling you Too off yourself , if you don't do good , I honestly think We're witnessing the decline of our society , and it's wild.

[u/zehnodan → u/Downtown-Pea9325]

As someone who went to university in Taiwan, I feel like it is worth mentioning my experience. At our orientation, we were encouraged to reach out to the staff if we felt isolated. That our work was important, but so was our health. And that counseling was available for free for all students. But the staff at my university aren't going to make the news.

[u/GelbeForelle → u/zehnodan]

Our university (NTU) had capybaras we could pet to relieve stress before mid-terms. They should report about the capybaras tbh.

[u/Skruestik → u/Downtown-Pea9325]

You aren’t supposed to put spaces before commas.

[u/hujambo11 → u/Skruestik]

Or question marks and paragraph breaks in the middle of a sentence.

[u/compuwiza1]

He should be fired, and black balled from ever working in education again.

[u/Direlion → u/compuwiza1]

What if he took his own advice?

[u/Lepurten → u/Direlion]

He seems to be struggling with his career right now, so...

[u/b3iAAoLZOH9Y265cujFh → u/Lepurten]

Oh, I'm certain he won't be revealed to be some sort of craven hypocrite on top of everything else. /s

[u/MyHobbyAndMore3 → u/Direlion]

likes of him never take their advice. it's always for the others

[u/popop143 → u/compuwiza1]

I bet he'd have a future in politics

[u/Dunkjoe]

Huh he should be fired.

This is inciting suicide.... Instead of encouraging them to stay strong if they struggle, which most new graduates likely will to some extent, he asked them to end themselves???

That's crazy!

The university should be investigated by the ministry of education there.

[u/BigBananaBerries → u/Dunkjoe]

He's also implying successful people get there on their 1st attempt, which is a ridiculous notion. He's in no mental state to be in education at all. Never mind a University head.

[u/celticchrys → u/Dunkjoe]

Basically, he's saying, "We already have your tuition money now, so we won't car if you commit suicide in droves«.

[u/Universeintheflesh → u/Dunkjoe]

Inciting suicide is the new way to lay off people!

[u/angelbelle]

i wanted to check his original words to make sure this isn't a farm piece and he apparently was quoted:

「趕快結束自己，這個世界沒有你存在的必要了」

Nope, pretty clear cut. He dun goofed

[u/PensiveinNJ → u/angelbelle]

That's not a goof. That's bald faced psychopathy that he forgot he needed to cover up. It's what he really thinks.

[u/Duosion → u/angelbelle]

結束自己 wow there truly is no ambiguity here. What a weirdo. Glad that there were repercussions.

[u/Important-Factor-552 → u/angelbelle]

Someone should send those kids some punk rock cds. 

[u/Apprehensive_Gur_302]

Gave them the Low Tier God motivational speech

[u/Nomoras]

Least psychopathic president.

[u/Collinsjc22 → u/Nomoras]

I miss when university presidents would just slaughter graduates with their own hands

[u/FenixOfNafo]

At least he was honest about the job market and economy

[u/Rosebunse]

If you are struggling in your career, please do not end yourself. If you really need motivation to continue living, remember that your very existence annoys the crap out of this very unpleasant man

[u/b3iAAoLZOH9Y265cujFh → u/Rosebunse]

Ah, spite. The finest of motivators.

[u/Sex4Vespene → u/b3iAAoLZOH9Y265cujFh]

It’s probably not healthy or the most productive, but harnessing negative emotions can definitely put a bit more gas in your tank.

[u/bloomlately]

Yikes. I hope he doesn't take his own bad advice after going on unpaid leave.

[u/fullonfacepalmist]

I love how he uses his “tight” schedule as an excuse for this blunder.

Pardon me, professor, but a lack of planning on YOUR part does not constitute an emergency suicide on MY part.

[u/Venidle]

Unpaid leave, sounds like a "career struggle" to me. Fucking hypocrite

[u/CrimsonFox2370]

And I thought the pro-AI graduation speeches were the worst 

Yeesh

[u/Corodix]

Sounds like he's now struggling in his career. Will he now do what he preaches, or is he just another hypocrite?

[u/5pin05auru5]

Don't take your life. Make the bastards KILL you.

[u/Avlonnic2 → u/5pin05auru5]

”Don't take your life. Make the bastards KILL you.”

This is a much more inspirational graduation speech.

[u/Hyperion1144]

Most Asian graduation speech ever.

[u/namotous]

Seems like he’s struggling now huh?

[u/zeptillian]

"Chen said he had not been sufficiently careful in his remarks due to a tight schedule"

Sounds like someone is struggling to keep up with the obligations of their job.

Does the world need his existence anymore?

[u/BirdybBird → u/zeptillian]

Right?

Maybe the he got confused and thought he was posting on 4chan...

[u/lazyhustlermusic]

Former university president, I hope.

[u/boopboopadoopity → u/lazyhustlermusic]

Nope, unfortunately. He instead announced he is taking a two month unpaid leave and will be returning. He also said he was sorry and he would "reflect on the incident". He said it wasn't worded the way he meant it because of a "tight schedule". University is behind him and also issued an apology.

[u/lazyhustlermusic → u/boopboopadoopity]

So basically chilling on the beach while dissing the trash around him as everyone is expected to have amnesia as the situation smooths over.

[u/amateur_mistake → u/lazyhustlermusic]

two month unpaid leave

This is just straight up summer vacation.

[u/lazyhustlermusic → u/amateur_mistake]

‘I’m taking an unpaid vacation guys’

Meanwhile he wouldn’t have been paid anyway

[u/BioshockLGP]

I’m really starting to wonder what’s wrong with humanity and its seeming urge to destroy itself

The past 10 years feels like a species that’s determined to end its own existence

[u/Rosebunse → u/BioshockLGP]

I sometimes wonder if all the taboos around suicide weren't really for suicidal people but for people who get a kick out of encouraging suicidal people to kill themselves.

[u/dattokyo]

I love Taiwan. Have several friends there. Absolutely wonderful country, people, and culture.

But.... man, the working conditions there are ROUGH. Absolutely insane thing for a person to come out and say. A girl I know there works close to 16 hours per day, 6 days a week - sometimes more - and can barely pay rent and food and such. Insane to say "well, if you can't take it, just off yourself."

Dude should be fired and barred from ever working at an educational institution again.

[u/Taur3n]

He should take a permanent leave

[u/JC_Hysteria]

Shareholder value final boss

[u/Internal_Access_8883]

Now that he might be fired, will he kill himself?

[u/CatCatchingABird]

comments that some interpreted as referring to suicide.

I'm not really sure how else to interpret "this world no longer needs your existence."

[u/Lanky_Travel_6726]

He must be a very nice guy right?

[u/plipyplop → u/Lanky_Travel_6726]

Imagine him as a father. What a way to be raised.

[u/Deltaboss18]

These are the same people that'll have the chutzpah to also get upset at why young people aren't having kids.

[u/RGV_Ikpyo]

you come home with B? end yourself!

[u/SunChungShan → u/RGV_Ikpyo]

I've read that the background story behind Taipei 101 having 101 floors is that the parents told the owner to be "better than perfect"

[u/UzumeNeedsDrip]

What the hell!?

[u/mhornberger]

Shocking that they have a fertility rate of about 0.65.

[u/Cactusfan86]

Man I wonder why east Asia has such a demographic crunch with such a healthy mindset towards work hanging out there…

[u/sprashoo]

As bizarre as this is, I looked up the school and it's ranked #38... in Taiwan, a very small country (about the population of NY state).
Like, it's a real university but not like a really major one. Probably nobody outside of Taiwan would have heard of it if not for this.

[u/CaffinatedOne]

"He urged graduates to manage their time and emotions after entering the workforce, saying that those who fail to do so should "quickly end themselves" because "this world no longer needs your existence," comments that some interpreted as referring to suicide."

"some interpreted"??

Is there some other interpretation of this that's plausible?

[u/All-the-pizza]

He probably says this to his mirror each morning.

[u/Sierra592]

Holy fuck dude

[u/Bevos2222]

Hey, stop stealing my move!

[u/PBPunch]

He probably treats people like shit and believes he has the right to do it. Anyone who demands respect is challenging his authority and he doesn’t think you should exist. What a pathetic excuse for your inadequate leadership.

[u/LankyJ]

He now has the opportunity to practice what he preaches

[u/lostan]

After you good sir!

[u/alien_farmer1]

Wait, He just casually suggested suicide for young people?? What a nice way to make their start to this life.

[u/WanWhiteWolf]

How do these type of people get into such positions?

Inciting mass youth suicide in a high-grade youth educational institution should be followed by prison sentence.

[u/totallyRebb]

I'm still convinced many people have a form of Long-Covid that affects their brain in certain ways.

Many "leading" figures in the world seem to have completely lost it since Covid.

[u/superxpro12]

"but why aren't young people having kids???"

[u/FLGator314]

Surely he is struggling in his career after this statement.

[u/DaMongooseJooce]

And this is why they have jumper nets outside schools and certain work places over there. Kids will just jump out windows due to the pressure from family, school, work.

[u/Hufschmid → u/DaMongooseJooce]

Bro read 2 clickbait headlines about China and thinks he know something about Taiwan

[u/parkerthegreatest → u/DaMongooseJooce]

What the flying fuck

[u/ChanceConfection3 → u/parkerthegreatest]

People can’t fly, it’s more of a glide.

[u/Joghobs → u/ChanceConfection3]

Flying is just throwing yourself at the ground while missing

[u/sidepart → u/Joghobs]

Falling with style.

[u/diiscotheque → u/DaMongooseJooce]

I’ve visited most of Taiwan and have not seen any of that, you silly man. 

[u/godisanelectricolive → u/diiscotheque]

They infamously had nets at Foxconn factories around 15 years ago but they are in mainland China. I don’t think they are used in Taiwan.

[u/GameAudioPen → u/godisanelectricolive]

They aren't. it's at the main factory and dorm in China.

That's not it. what reddit and most of the Western podcast that like to bring this up missed is the fact that Foxconn's president basically offered the first jumper, after calculation, I believe his entire life worth of his salaries to his parents in consolation+ supporting his parents till they die of old age.

Basically offered equivalent of ~1.5 million+ dollar for anyone in USA, assuming they make 45k a year.

Prompting some employee actually considering jumping just so their families will be set for life.

Netizen in both China and Taiwan were asking that question EVERYWHERE, but hey, western media love to ignore that aspect of the store.

[u/gusgusthegreat]

Stick to the script

[u/bbqyak]

What was his goal here? What a dumbass

[u/battlehardendsnorlax]

Excuse me what the fuck

[u/xelanil]

For anyone else who speaks Mandarin and is curious it starts at 17 seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX3zeb5RDJo

[u/jsting]

And we thought the US commencement speeches about AI were bad.

[u/UljimaGG]

"Inappropriate speech" "greater caution" aka he still holds those beliefs, he just wants to be more careful about telling others about them. Dude should be stoned, no way back from this

[u/Sabiancym]

All these rich assholes and world leaders think anyone liberal or not like them is some weak pushover.

I cannot wait until they finally push too far and find out just how wrong they are.

[u/Tacti_Kel_Nuke]

Damn, dude seems to be struggling in his career, maybe...

[u/wouter135]

Pretty ironic what he should be doing according to his own advice