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Shen Wei (沈巍), the Shanghai homeless philosopher known in China as the viral “wandering master,” became famous for reading on the street, quoting classical Chinese, and speaking with unusual clarity. In this video I trace his story from childhood, garbage collecting, and homelessness to internet fame, livestreaming, online rumor campaigns, and the later claim that he became homeless again. It’s a story about dignity, anti-waste philosophy, viral fame, and what the attention economy does to an ordinary person. Subscribe to my Email Newsletter to get the scripts to my video essays and other good stuff: https://letter.thelouiszhao.com/subscribe Join my community for early, ad-free access to videos: https://substack.com/@thelouiszhao Patron shoutout! Thank you Rachel Anne, Ilia Zaitsev, Cornelia Rensi from the “桌(desk)” tier! Thank you AI, Huimin Zhang, Audra Cormier, Lilleson Alexander, MaX Korkisch, Chris, Megan Frazier, Alberto Manni, Eugene Yavaev from the “茶(tea)” tier! Thank you zejeni, Jorden Villarreal, Levethian7, Irene Elisabeth Hitchcock from the “米(rice)” tier! Your support means more to me than you know! 0:00 Intro 1:27 Childhood 2:26 Early adulthood 5:04 After leaving work 6:00 Philosophy of recycling 7:11 Homeless life 8:01 The "homeless man who reads" 9:57 Literary Chinese 11:00 How Wei learned Classical Chinese 11:30 Rise to fame 12:32 Being famous 13:18 The dark side of fame 16:10 High-class vagrancy 18:18 Xiao Fei 19:20 Streaming 20:33 Haters 21:41 The economics of haters 25:33 The breakup 26:50 Leaving the spotlight 27:46 Did Wei become homeless again?

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