In the past two years, the words of "lying flat" and "rat race" have become popular on the Internet, forming the unique self-ridicule culture of contemporary young people. The two seemingly opposite concepts, "lying flat" and "rat race," reflect the work and psychological state of the contemporary youth. However, we should not simply attribute these phenomena to the psychological characteristics of today's young people, but more deeply study the social roots of these phenomena. In order to practice Chinese-style modernization and achieve the goal of common prosperity, based on the perspective of the fair income distribution, this paper analyzes the "lying flat" and "rat race," excavates the social root of the formation of "lying flat" and "rat race," and discusses the corresponding mitigation path of the phenomenon of "lying flat" and "rat race." 

Li Tong. The Social Root and Mitigation Path of "Lying Flat" and " Rat Race " : From the Perspective of Income Distribution Equity. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 19: 116-120. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2023.061919.

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