Open the app this morning to a man having his life ended by law enforcement. Aside from those videos, there are tons of fight videos, car accidents with bodies, people have relations , what is happening?!
Involution refers to a state of hyper-competition where individuals must work increasingly hard just to maintain their current position, with no meaningful progress. For China's roughly 12 million delivery drivers, this manifests as longer hours for stagnant or declining pay.

In 2025, the phrase "anti-involution" was included in the government work report for the first time to curb "vicious" price wars and protect workers.
Regulators recently imposed a record $528 million fine on major platforms for violations and "ghost deliveries," signaling a shift toward stricter compliance.
Major player Meituan recently went viral for announcing it would abolish certain late-delivery fines to reduce pressure on riders.
Chongqing City, a group of delivery workers were subjected to corporal punishment with insulting remarks by their supervisors. The delivery workers who were punished covered their ears with their hands and squatted on the spot, while the supervisors held their mobile phones to record the scene.