Pindou Officially Enters the Postgraduate Entrance Exam Era Produced by | Huxiu Youth Culture Group
Pindou Has Officially Entered the Era of Mass Postgraduate Entrance Exams Author | Huang Gua Qi Shui
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Pindu has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams This article was first published on Huxiu's young content public account "That NG" (ID: huxiu4youth), where we present the faces, stories, and attitudes of young people today.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams When AI boasts of replacing everything, handmade products have instead become the last stronghold that humans insist on defending.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation. Pindou is the best example. A plastic bean has become the spiritual reliance of countless young people, who rush into Pindou stores after work and sit for five hours, with enthusiasm comparable to that of students studying for the postgraduate exams.
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Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation It's okay if you don't understand. Because in the coordinate system of young people, the more worthless something is, the more fun it is.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation. Pindou has become a wildly popular game among the general public.
Pindou has officially entered the era of mass popularity among graduate exam takers. The playback volume of Pindou-related videos on Douyin is nearly 30 billion; according to the "2025 Top 10 Products of the Year" released by Taobao, the search volume for "Pindou" has increased by nearly 500% year-over-year in the past year. In 2025, the browsing volume of related topics on Xiaohongshu exceeded 7.5 billion, and in Xiaohongshu's "2025 Annual Interest Report", Pindou is listed alongside "guzi", hand accounts, and film as one of the top 10 "strange" interests that have gone mainstream.
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams Once someone gets hooked on Pindu, it's all over.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams Due to Pindou's extremely low barrier to entry, anyone can get started within 30 minutes, and once started, they become instantly addicted.
PinDuo has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation In order to protect their fragile prefrontal cortex, young people are collectively relying on this useless "plastic piece".
Pindou has officially entered the era of mass popularity among postgraduate exam takers. To make one, find a desired pattern, arrange colored hollow plastic beads on a pegboard, and use high-temperature ironing to melt and shape the beads. The finished pindou artwork can be mounted on the wall for display, made into keychains, refrigerator magnets, or coasters, or used to decorate "pain packages".
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams You think it's handmade, but in fact, it's about the graduate school exams.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams. Study rooms that were once on the verge of being deserted are now being rapidly converted into Pindou stores. The atmosphere at Pindou is even more intense than university libraries, with everyone racing against time to piece together a perfect landscape.
Pindu has officially entered the intense exam preparation season. Pindu stores are just one slogan short of being complete: "Study hard for 100 days, I want to get into Pindu University." The staff should wear a small bee badge on their waists and say during exams: "Those who are studying should focus on their own work, and those who are not should not disturb their peers.
Pindou has officially entered the intense graduate exam preparation era Sometimes I want to kneel down and beg myself to stop striving, only to find that I can still keep striving for five more hours even on my knees.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school admissions. Pindou had long completed the process of establishing its own unique approach.
Pindou has officially entered the era of Gaokao research The Abstract school creates various bizarre emoticon packages, with Nai Long, Liang Zi, and Yu Jie all becoming Pindou materials; the Peripheral school creates animated character album covers, as well as a series of Pindou based on the TV series "Qian Fu"; the Flower and Bird Realism school creates Pindou versions of "A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains" and "The Clear River and Mountain Picture"; the Cute school creates Pindou versions of Hello Kitty and Miffy, among other cartoon characters.
Pindou has officially entered the era of Gaokao research On the internet, the most common thing is Pindou collaborating with other IPs. Now, when attending concerts and comic exhibitions, Pindou also appears as a "merchandise" form at offline events. Just by looking at the Pindou IP hanging on someone's bag, you can tell if someone is a "fellow fan".
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams What you piece together is not just a bean, but also represents your aesthetic preferences, your personality, and even your values.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Pindou enthusiast Polly told me that what got her into Pindou was not one of the above common categories, but rather classical art Pindou.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus", Florence's statue of David, Cabanel's "The Fallen Angel", Matisse's "The Dance", Eight Big Mountain Man's "White-eyed Fish", Junji Ito's manga heroine Tomie, Persian handmade wool carpet patterns...
Pindou has officially entered the era of Gaokao research The movie Pindou also has a large audience. Quentin's "Kill Bill" and "Pulp Fiction", Spielberg's "Jaws", as well as "La La Land", "Blade Runner 2049", and "The Silence of the Lambs". Even with Nolan's movie "Odyssey" newly released, the Pindou circle has already produced new images.
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense competition for postgraduate exams It was these unique Pindu patterns that, with one strike, sent Polly tumbling into the depths of Pindu obsession.
PinDuo has officially entered the era of intense graduate school entrance exams "These PinDuo finished products can be part of my home's soft furnishings and won't appear childish at all. The aesthetic of choosing PinDuo can also reflect a person's taste and preferences."
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams. Within the Pindou circle, online academic research discussions will also be held.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams. Burnt offerings of thesis drafts can be posted online and sent to experts' accounts on the Pindou Circle, where masters will provide cyber diagnoses for your academic trash.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams. Some people have even started a "Pindou repair" business, specializing in repairing broken or rotten beans, restoring them to a condition worthy of receiving a house full of praise flags.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams. These are not even the top players in the circle.
Fuse beads have officially entered the era of intense exam-style preparation. The real challenge of fuse beads lies in their size and the complexity of their color codes.
Pindou has officially entered the era of the big exam. Everyone can assemble a small pattern; a large one qualifies you for the Olympics. To iron the beads, you'd need to hire a tower crane and a road roller from a construction site. By the time you finish, only a single relic remains in your seat—and you've written *If I Had Three Days of Sight*.
Perler beads have officially entered the era of intense dedication. People joked that "sooner or later, someone will recreate Along the River During the Qingming Festival" in beads — but in fact, someone already has. You'd think they'd summoned Zhang Zeduan himself.
Fuse beads have officially entered their kaoyan era. It's only a matter of time before someone fuses an entire summer sleeping mat out of them.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams TikTok account @Xiaoxinshou Pindou's work "A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains on Qingming Festival"
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school admissions If there's a top journal in the Pindu circle, everyone present is a doctor or an academician: how many beans do you need to accumulate to become a big shot?
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense research and study. To date, humans have yet to explore the boundaries of Pindou. 2D diagrams are no longer sufficient, as Pindou has now extended into the 3D world. If preserved properly, it could even become a relic of 2026, leaving future generations to ponder over it.
Perler beads have officially entered the era of the great postgraduate exam. The folk jokes circulating around perler bead shops, meanwhile, remain endlessly fresh.
Fuse beads have officially entered their high-stakes era. Some enthusiasts would happily open a bead shop in their own bedroom; others find themselves staring at their chicken coops, lost in thought.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Among them, the most famous one is the "304 Pindou Store" located in Rongshui, Guangxi.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams The simplicity of its environment is such that it once made people think they had mistakenly entered a rural banquet, where in order to get a room, one had to climb four flights of stairs, and all it took to smash all the furniture was a simple "sorry".
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams. Many people have advised the anchor to either collaborate with Yong Ge in a startup livestream or directly transition to a mahjong hall. After all, who wouldn't want to spend their evenings playing mahjong for four hours after a long day of hard work in the fields?
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams At first, everyone thought the host was joking, but unexpectedly, the store actually took off, with every table in the video filled with young people from the village.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation. Some people commented that, in reality, young people who return to rural counties have nothing to do, and a Pindou store has become a good place for them to kill time.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Douyin @Rongshui304 Pindou Shop
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense research and development. Playing Pindu can indeed drive a unique industrial chain.
Pindou has officially entered the era of mass postgraduate entrance exams Upstream in the industry chain are manufacturers producing beads, bead boards, bead pens, irons, and ironing cloth, among other consumables. Downstream, the chain consists of countless individual Pindou players, Pindou store owners, and prominent bloggers.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation TikTok influencer @Shuangcha initially only wanted to buy a set of beans to test the waters, but things quickly got out of hand, to the point where she almost started a group purchase for her own family.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense examination and research In order to play Pindou, she drastically renovated her home into a Pindou-themed room: buying 210 kilograms of beads at once, configuring a 3D printer to produce Pindou tools for herself, and spending several thousand yuan to equip a professional heat transfer printer. This is no longer a matter of hobby, but a display of financial capability.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams. Netizens asked in the comments section: Is parking convenient? I'm planning to take my kids there to play on the weekend.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams, as shared by Douyin user @Shuangcha.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense preparation for the postgraduate exam Polly told me that in order to play with Pindou, she first bought a second-hand iPad to view images, and also replaced her chair with an ergonomic one. Finally, she reluctantly purchased a heat transfer printer. Not to mention replenishing the beads, at first, she only supplemented the missing colors, but later, she couldn't wait and added 5,000 more beads.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation Since getting into Pindou, she never had the courage to do the math for herself:
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Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation This is just the current expenditure, Pindou is a consumable product, and the beans and Shangfabu will need to be replenished subsequently.
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation, according to Douyin user @Guai Xiao Qi.
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Fuse beads have officially entered the era of the postgraduate entrance exam. At this point, fuse bead shops look especially appealing.
Pixel Beads Officially Enter the Era of High-Stakes Competition On short-video platforms, vlogs by "pixel bead shop owners" have become the latest viral hit in a niche category.
Pixel Bead Stores Enter the Era of Brutal Competition As more young people join the ranks of "pixel bead store entrepreneurs" and become small business owners, they're discovering just how difficult it is to run a small business in today's economic environment.
Pindu Enters the Era of Serious Exam Prep To provoke a Pindu shop owner, all you need to do is the following. Pindu shop owners who read this are all in tears —
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Boss, I accidentally mixed a bunch of H6, H5, and H3 into the H7
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation Boss, I accidentally spilled all the beans on the desk
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation. The boss bought a full-day group purchase, for two people, with each person getting half a day.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation I want half with fine perms and towel drying, and half with coarse perms and towel drying, only perming half, leaving holes on the back, if it's damaged, I want a refund and a redo, otherwise I'll write a 50-character negative review
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams I used 24 small plates to piece together a large picture, requiring even heat for the special ironing and a natural connection.
PinDou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school admissions Among the most desperate cases, none is more hopeless than when, at 9 pm just as you're about to get off work, a customer who purchased the all-day unlimited group buy deal approaches you, carrying his enormous Thunder-themed Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains painting. The difficulty of handling this situation is no less than docking rockets in the movie "Interstellar".
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school admissions As soon as something goes wrong, customers will immediately post negative reviews online.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams, according to Douyin user @Wang Wu Laoshi.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition in research and development. According to media reports, there are over 2,200 pindou-related companies nationwide, with 90% of them established within the past six months. In Beijing alone, the number of pindou stores has exceeded 240. Over the past year, more than 6,000 handmade enterprises have been added nationwide, with pindou being a major signboard product in these stores.
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense competition for postgraduate exams Is opening a Pindu store still a good business opportunity now?
Pixel Bead Art Enters the Era of Serious Study On a weekday afternoon, I walked into Panda Creation Society (Joy City Chaoyang Branch) in Beijing's Chaoqing commercial district. Far from the quiet scene I had imagined, most of the store's 17 tables were occupied by people working on pixel bead projects, with the owner struggling to keep up.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for postgraduate exam preparation. I came across a promotional video for a Pindou store on Douyin. Nowadays, many Pindou store owners have started filming vlogs, hoping to attract customers through online traffic. This store is one of them.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for postgraduate exam preparation. At a time when many Pindou stores are struggling to survive, the group-buying price of this particular Pindou store is not cheap, and can even be considered mid-to-high-end, with a weekday single-person unlimited play price of 79.8 yuan and a weekend/holiday single-person unlimited play price of 88.8 yuan.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams. The 120-square-meter Pindou store, which has been open for four months, has already turned a profit in its first month, with the owner, Liang Ge, telling me that it has recouped 60% of its investment.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation. Initially, Brother Liang had planned to take over a board game store that was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for research and development. The board game store had not completely gone bankrupt at the time, and the former owner had already purchased Pindou equipment. Liang Ge was very curious and, after chatting for a while, found out that this was the currently most popular Pindou. So, Liang Ge and the former owner joined forces, partnering to transform the board game store into a Pindou store. To this day, the store's shelves still display the remaining board game boxes from before.
Pindou has officially entered the era of large-scale expansion of research and development. The cost of Pindou's consumables is approximately 40,000 to 50,000 yuan, and the basic decoration and furniture are leftovers from the board game store. Even the Pindou pen and bean box are 3D-printed by the partners themselves. Adding rent and other costs, the total cost for Liang Ge to open this Pindou store is approximately 100,000 yuan.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for postgraduate exam preparation. Before deciding to open this Pindou store, Liang Ge had spent ten years operating new media, helping companies expand their customer base through traffic was his forte. His previous work experience and professional knowledge helped him seamlessly transition into promoting his own Pindou store.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams. He pulled in a female colleague, Xiaobai, who used to be a live streamer, as a partner. "I told her, first, I had no experience in the pindou industry, and second, I had never helped a pindou store acquire customers, so it's very possible that we'll work for three months for nothing. I asked her if she was willing to take the risk with me, and she agreed without hesitation."
Pin Dou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams. Xiao Bai's Douyin account has been very successful, spreading quickly on the short video platform, with most customer traffic also flowing in through short video promotions. If you live near Chaoyang Dayue City, you can easily come across promotional videos for this store.
Pin Dou has officially entered the peak graduate exam season "I remember back then we only had around a dozen tables, and one day we received over 80 reservation calls, which probably represented more than 100 customers."
Pin Dou has officially entered the peak graduation season The group-buying page is marked with "at least one day's advance booking required", and most in-store customers are old clients who booked by phone. It sounds a bit pretentious, but Liang Ge said he is now afraid to post videos, as every time he does, the customer flow becomes too overwhelming and he can't keep up with the demand.
Pindou has officially entered the peak exam preparation season Like all Pindou stores, summer is the peak season for customer traffic, but retaining customers during the off-season is even more crucial.
PinDou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams. On a working day afternoon when I visited the store, it was still packed with people. Liang Ge told me that, apart from college students, many working individuals also come to the store to play PinDou and fish: "We have many customers who bring their laptops and work while playing PinDou, and some even hold meetings while playing."
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams. Regarding the recent controversy over formaldehyde, Lao Ge is not too concerned and has installed many ventilation measures in the store, "After all, if something really happens, we bosses and employees who come into contact with Pindou's fried beans every day are even more afraid."
Pindou has officially entered the era of rigorous research. After conducting research, Lao Ge discovered that the formaldehyde issue in the Pindou process is mainly concentrated in two areas: one is the adhesive on the "Glite Flash Cloth", and the other is the poor quality of the beans themselves. Therefore, Lao Ge paid extra attention to the quality of the beans when purchasing consumables in the early stages, ensuring they meet national standards.
PinDou has officially entered the era of rigorous testing. After purchasing four different brands of formaldehyde detectors and conducting repeated tests, he was finally completely at ease. Later, many evaluation bloggers also tested the formaldehyde concentration during the PinDou process, and the results were consistent with those of Liang Ge's own tests.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school admissions The pindou industry has become scorching hot, like molten lava - can ordinary people still find opportunities to start their own businesses in this field?
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for research and development. The answer is also simple: the fast-paced industries emphasize quick entry and exit, but some people still want to stay and do long-term business.
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams. "Pindu is a business with a very low threshold, but a high ceiling. Once you're caught up in the competition with peers, it's difficult to stand out."
Pixel art bead crafting has officially entered its hyper-competitive era. The most notable example is YouShige Tower in Beijing's Shuangjing area, which houses at least a dozen pixel art bead shops and has spawned the legend of "shops fighting over customers in the elevator." Mr. Chen, who works in the building, told me that since last year, a wave of pixel art bead shops has flooded the office tower, and it's common to see groups of young men and women heading up together in the elevator to make beads.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition. The Chaoyang Deyuecheng commercial district is also facing a similar situation. Liang Ge said that there are six or seven stores in the same building, and possibly over a dozen within a one-kilometer radius, with competition becoming increasingly fierce, forcing businesses to engage in price wars.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition. A search online reveals that many Pindou stores have gone out of business in this price war, and can only sell their remaining inventory on Idle Fish. Many young people thought they had found a good path to entrepreneurship, but reality has given them a harsh wake-up call.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school entrance exams. In Lao Ge's view, while it's not too late to enter the Pindou market now, one must carefully consider whether they want to make quick money or take a long-term approach.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for research and development. Pindou stores are an industry that creates emotional value. After working for four months, Liang Ge discovered that emotional value is crucial for customer retention in this industry. A Pindou store that has not gone bankrupt may have only done three things correctly: service, environment, and soybean roasting techniques.
PinDuo has officially entered the era of intense competition for research students. "If we blindly focus on price wars, we will fall into a zero-sum game. Although it may bring in customer traffic in the short term, service quality will also decline as customer traffic increases, and all you can earn is a quick buck."
Pindu officially enters the era of the postgraduate entrance exam. Before opening this Pindu store, Brother Liang spent a decade working office jobs. In one of those positions, busy stretches meant he couldn't sit down for dinner until 1 a.m.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Like many small entrepreneurs, Liang Ge's purpose in opening a store was actually just to change his way of making a living. "Physically, it's indeed more tiring than working a desk job, but now my mind is not tired, and I'm not exhausting myself, which was my goal when I first opened the store."
Perler Beads Officially Enter the Big Postgraduate Exam Era In 1971, Swedish engineer Gunnar Knutsson invented and patented a plastic device called "Nabbi Beads" — the ancestor of perler beads. The game was originally designed to help elderly residents in nursing homes with hand rehabilitation training. By the 1980s, Americans had repackaged it as an educational toy for children.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense study for the postgraduate entrance exam. But no one could have expected that this bean would develop into a new consumer trend in China. Young people are using thousands of plastic beans to piece together a leisurely afternoon.
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams You may still scoff: Pindu is a completely useless game that won't help you get a promotion or raise, and it even costs money and time, is it worth it?
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation The more young people live in an era that emphasizes "meaning", the more they yearn for meaninglessness.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense study for the postgraduate entrance exam In two hours, you can watch 10 videos from growth bloggers or a movie that's substantial enough to discuss with others. But young people would rather sit there, using tweezers to pick up thousands of plastic beans. In the end, what they get is just a plastic sheet worth a few yuan. It can't help you network or has any utilitarian value.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation What young people are really buying is an afternoon that belongs to themselves, a meaningless one. A time when they don't need to respond to WeChat work messages, don't need to meet KPIs, and don't need to compete with anyone.
Fuse Beads Enter the Era of Serious Dedication Unlike the emptiness and fatigue that mental work brings, every action in fuse bead crafting offers immediate feedback. Even if it can't be considered art in the strictest sense, it delivers a genuine sense of accomplishment.
PinDuo has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation There is a famous concept in psychology called "flow".
PinDuo has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation When an individual faces an activity with moderate difficulty, clear rules, and immediate feedback, they can easily enter a state of high concentration: their attention is firmly focused on the task at hand, their sense of time weakens, and their self-awareness temporarily recedes.
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams. Pindu is almost tailor-made for this kind of situation.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams. The steps are clear, and the progress is visible to the naked eye. Put in one bead, complete one grid. Finally, a complete pattern emerges from a pile of meaningless plastic particles. This is the art of entropy reduction: in a chaotic world, even an ordinary person can build their own utopia of order.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation Among these plastic pellets, young people have finally found the most scarce "certainty" of the present day.
Fuse Beads Officially Enter the Postgraduate Exam Era If hard work yields no reward, at least fuse beads can give you back a precious, tangible, and appreciable piece of plastic.
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation Xiaohongshu @AAA Human Lens Repair Master "Pindu's Literary Works are Piling Up"
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams In the US, handmade hobbies have experienced a similar retro resurgence.
PinDou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams According to a Bloomberg report "Crafts and Hobbies Are Winning the Battle for Americans' Paychecks", handmade products are becoming a dark horse in American consumer spending. The proportion of American consumer spending on hobby-related goods has reached a historic high, approaching 5% of total consumer spending, even surpassing the peak during the pandemic.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense competition for graduate school admissions In a turbulent economic environment, young Americans have started to make consumption choices. They would rather save on food, clothing, and daily necessities in order to squeeze out a budget for emotional consumption.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Crochet, collage, and handmade journals - American young people are picking up the lifestyle of the pre-internet era, using handmade crafts to conduct "digital detox" and escape the cruelty and powerlessness of the real world.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams At the same time, this back-to-basics, handmade lifestyle has transformed into a brand new consumer market. Chinese young people are facing a similar situation: while avoiding consumerism, they are also nurturing a whole new track.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Whether it's Pindou, crochet, or DIY stickers, the comprehensive revival of the handmade economy also points to a hidden emotion among young people: anti-efficiency culture.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams As production efficiency continues to increase, humans instead want to do more things manually, despite their low efficiency.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation AI can generate a beautiful but lifeless image in just a few seconds, but you are still willing to spend three hours creating a crooked and awkward Nai Long emoji.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation What people truly want is not a fake, perfect picture, but rather "something I made with my own hands". It can be ugly, but it must be something I produced myself.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation, thus making the handmade economy a unique "cultural reversal" of the present day.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation In the past, humans viewed machines as tools to liberate productivity; but today, robots can participate in sports competitions, and everyone is worried about being laid off by AI. Humans have begun to actively seek out things that machines can do for them, but they still want to experience personally.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams The social education we receive emphasizes pursuing high efficiency, high ROI, and high output ratios.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation, but Pindou is actually an activity that is completely at odds with this.
Pindu has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation It is time-consuming, causes back pain, and one mistake can render all efforts useless. The beans you have painstakingly arranged hang at home, unable to be exchanged for cash, nor can they help you write your weekly report, and they even occupy your valuable work time.
Pindou Officially Enters the Great Postgraduate Exam Era In an era where everything revolves around "results" and "efficiency," all human activity ultimately points toward monetization channels.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation Hobbies have also become a means of self-improvement. People read books to enhance their cognitive abilities, exercise to optimize their physique, travel to gain conversation topics, and take photos to curate their online persona.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Being "useless" has instead become a kind of precious freedom.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense postgraduate exam preparation. As real life becomes increasingly uncertain, people are instead more willing to pay for certain pleasures.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams Young people have not suddenly developed a collective bad habit, falling in love with poking plastic beans; they simply have an increasingly strong desire to have some time that is not controlled by society, even if they have to pay for it.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate school exams. Perhaps Pindou will become outdated, and these plastic pieces will become the tears of the times, discarded in a corner and completely forgotten. But the brief respite it brought to young people is a reality that once existed.
Pindou has officially entered the era of intense graduate exam preparation They simply want to be useless individuals in a world that increasingly emphasizes results.