That whole 'let it rot' ideology in the youth in China as well as the 'quiet quitting' side of it in the west makes a lot of sense to me, where the pandemic gave people a lot more free time and made them realise what was most important to them. It created a lot of soul searching that led to people realising that effort spent was mostly for someone else that enjoyed the fruits of that labour. Why pour your soul into a corporation when you can do the bare minimum to get your paycheck and then put that effort into something that you feel more passionate and personal about?
Laziness I think can be great depending on what that laziness is influencing; if it means putting off the essentials then it's probably not good, but if it's allowing you to prioritise certain aspects of your life you feel are important then it's great. I think people in general have a strange perception of laziness due to worth ethics and today's very rapid lifestyle. Weird times.
That's true, I think the pandemic was somehow a reset for many of us. It opens us up to many possibilities and even the idea of working towards something we are all passionate about rather than slaving away to corporate life.
Many of us are somehow programmed to believe that being lazy is bad. Even in some religion, it's considered a sin too. If I were just not considering everything, proverbs 10:04 is one of the example and even repeated couple of times in proverbs that being lazy is bad. There are also bed time stories where lazy characters gets punished too. Those aren't helping and I wish the younger me learned that it's okay being lazy and not always be 100% productive.