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Yes, either the Chinese are working too hard and the West should be like them, or the Chinese are too lazy and the West shouldn't be like them. Schrodinger's whatever the f.
The author saw that 996 wasn't a viable avenue of attack, as it's mostly a myth unless you're in the startup sector (in which case it's completely voluntary because you're doing it to make bank). The author then decided that to meet his China negativity quota, he had to lament about normal work culture in the public sector (as it's super bad because it's "China-style" or something).
Two hours paid break? Sounds good to me!