佛系
释义 DEFINITION
基本释义：
- 佛教修行者的状态（原意）
- 网络语境特指：以随遇而安、不争不抢、淡然处之的态度面对生活（现主流用法）
该词现多用于形容年轻人面对压力时表现出的『不强求、不焦虑』生活方式，常见组合如『佛系青年』『佛系恋爱』等。这种态度常带有自我调侃意味，既是对现实的无奈妥协，也暗含保持心理平衡的生活智慧。
词源故事 ETYMOLOGY
2014年日本杂志《non-no》首次提出『仏男子』概念，指像佛陀般不温不火的男性。2017年底，中国『新世相』公众号发布《第一批90后已经出家了》推文，创造『佛系青年』等衍生词，微博话题阅读量3.2亿次引爆全网。
该现象折射出中国年轻世代面临的独特压力：996工作制、天价房价、内卷化竞争。年轻人用『佛系』自我标榜，实质是『战略性躺平』——既是对成功学叙事的消极抵抗，也包含『降低期待，减少伤害』的心理防御机制。
典型案例：
『佛系购物』：不咨询客服，不写评价，不退货
『佛系恋爱』：不查手机，不翻旧账，『都行、可以、没关系』三连
『佛系追星』：不控评、不打榜，『专辑买到算缘分』
社会学家指出，这种『丧文化2.0』版本实则是Z世代在系统压力下的非暴力不合作运动，用自我矮化的方式消解焦虑。但随着该词泛化使用，也衍生出『真佛系』（主动选择简单生活）与『伪佛系』（逃避现实的借口）的争议。
DEFINITION
Core Meaning:
- The state of Buddhist practitioners (original meaning)
- Internet culture: A 『go-with-the-flow』 lifestyle attitude characterized by non-competitiveness and emotional detachment (current mainstream usage)
This term often describes millennials adopting a chill philosophy towards life's pressures. Similar to Western concepts of 『stoicism meets self-care』, it's frequently used in phrases like 『Zen Mode Youth』 or 『Zen-style Dating』, blending self-deprecating humor with coping strategies for modern stress.
ETYMOLOGY
The term originated from Japanese magazine《non-no》's 2014 article about 『Buddha Boys』 - men with calm, non-ambitious personalities. It went viral in China after December 2017 when WeChat account『新世相』published 『The First Post-90s Generation Has Become Monks』, sparking 320 million discussions on Weibo with hashtags like #ZenModeYouth.
This cultural phenomenon mirrors Chinese millennials' struggles with 996 work culture, skyrocketing housing prices, and involution（内卷）. Adopting the『Zen Mode』label becomes a form of strategic retreat - both resistance against toxic hustle culture and psychological self-protection through lowered expectations.
Typical manifestations:
• Zen Shopping: No customer service chats, no reviews, no returns
• Zen Dating: Never check partner's phone, using mantra 『Whatever/Okay/No problem』
• Zen Fandom: No obsessive voting for idols, 『buying albums if fate allows』
Sociologists note this 『2.0 version of slacker culture』 represents Gen-Z's non-violent resistance through self-deprecation. However, debates continue between authentic Zen Mode (conscious simple living) and pseudo Zen Mode (excuses for escapism).