A more extreme, self-destructive escalation of tangping (lying flat) — instead of quietly opting out of competitive pressure, actively abandoning any effort at all, letting things fall apart on purpose because trying no longer feels worth it.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He stopped even trying to study for finals, full bailan mode."
LORE & ORIGIN
Chinese internet slang, literally "let it rot," that spread alongside and after tangping (躺平) as a darker, more nihilistic escalation of the same anti-hustle sentiment — where tangping is a deliberate minimalist lifestyle choice, bailan is closer to giving up entirely.
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